Oak Park, Illinois Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Oak Park weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Showers81%0.92″81°67°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast14%—74°65°-7°
- MondayJul 6Partly Cloudy13%—80°67°+6°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——83°65°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast23%—87°66°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers35%0.22″81°67°-6°
- FridayJul 10Overcast35%—80°67°-1°
AQI 52 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.8 µg/m³ (AQI 49) with a 0.98 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 34. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~71%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 0.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 4
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.8 µg/m³ (AQI 49) with a 0.98 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.98
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 10:49 PM
- Moonset
- 9:55 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Oak Park at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP codes: 60301, 60302, 60304
16-Day Forecast — Oak Park
- Sat81°67°81%
- Sun74°65°14%
- Mon80°67°13%
- Tue83°65°2%
- Wed87°66°23%
- Thu81°67°35%
- Fri80°67°35%
- Sat86°65°20%
- Sun72°64°10%
- Mon77°62°11%
- Tue80°65°11%
- Wed87°66°17%
- Thu89°70°23%
- Fri90°73°26%
- Sat90°73°13%
- Sun92°73°24%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Live wind & temperature near Oak Park
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 — Oak Park
SPC includes Oak Park in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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 Oak Park
- 60301
- 60302
- 60304
- 60303