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Irving, Illinois Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Irving weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Irving, IL
Saturday, July 4 at 10:52 AM
85
°
Clear
Feels like
92°
Humidity
61%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
12:36 AM
Sunset
3:27 PM
Irving, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastIrving, IL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 73 to 92 degrees Fahrenheit with a 21% chance of precipitation at 4 PM.
L 73°H 92°
Irving, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    21%
    92°71°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    23%
    0.02″
    83°73°-9°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    12%
    84°68°+1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    82°65°-2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    86°65°+4°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    40%
    86°71°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Showers
    40%
    0.38″
    83°71°-3°
Irving, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
204° · steady
Direction
SSW
204°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 7
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 7 · pk 22 @ 9:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 286SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the ssw.
Irving, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
992.9
+0.7 mb in 3h · rising · 29.32 inHg
Now
992.9
mb
3h
+0.7
mb
12h
+1.0
mb
24h
-3.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 992996
9859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW996.1992.1993.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Irving, IL
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
0 in 6hPeak ~45 @ 10 PM

AQI 36 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 39 now. With UV 4.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 23 around 1 PM.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 10 PM.

PM 2.5Good
5.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
82μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 39 now. With UV 4.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 23 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 39
UV peak
4.4 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 23

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.95
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Irving, IL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
58.9mi
UNLIMITED
65 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
15:52 UTC · Irving, IL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
15:52 UTC · Irving, IL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Irving, IL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Irving, IL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Irving, IL
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:05 AM
Sunrise
12:36 AM
Daylight
14h 51m
Sunset
3:27 PM
Civil dusk
9:00 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Irving, IL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
10:51 PM
Moonset
10:04 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Irving, IL
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Irving at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 11 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 62051

16-Day Forecast — Irving

  1. Sat92°71°21%
  2. Sun83°73°23%
  3. Mon84°68°12%
  4. Tue82°65°5%
  5. Wed86°65°9%
  6. Thu86°71°40%
  7. Fri83°71°40%
  8. Sat86°71°22%
  9. Sun74°59°6%
  10. Mon72°57°6%
  11. Tue76°60°11%
  12. Wed80°63°9%
  13. Thu81°65°16%
  14. Fri82°68°23%
  15. Sat86°69°23%
  16. Sun84°72°16%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 4, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.

SPC Convective Outlook

Storm Prediction Center — Irving

SPC has placed Irving in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.

Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.

ZIP codes in Irving

  • 62051

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.