Kankakee, Illinois Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Kankakee weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Rain63%0.41″84°71°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle19%0.01″80°67°-4°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——80°64°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——81°61°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast20%—81°61°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm32%0.01″81°68°0°
- FridayJul 10Overcast25%—79°65°-2°
AQI 31 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 6.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 9 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 31 now. With UV 3.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 31
- UV peak
- 3.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 9
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 10:48 PM
- Moonset
- 9:56 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Kankakee at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 60901
16-Day Forecast — Kankakee
- Sat87°71°63%
- Sun80°67°19%
- Mon80°64°3%
- Tue81°61°6%
- Wed81°61°20%
- Thu81°68°32%
- Fri79°65°25%
- Sat81°62°18%
- Sun70°60°7%
- Mon75°56°9%
- Tue77°60°10%
- Wed80°62°35%
- Thu83°65°24%
- Fri77°69°26%
- Sat86°70°19%
- Sun83°71°32%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Live wind & temperature near Kankakee
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 — Kankakee
SPC has placed Kankakee 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 Kankakee
- 60901