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Orland Hills, Illinois Weather

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

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

Orland Hills, IL
Saturday, July 4 at 1:24 PM
81
°
Overcast
Feels like
88°
Humidity
73%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
12:22 AM
Sunset
3:28 PM
Orland Hills, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastOrland Hills, IL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 66 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit with a 64% chance of precipitation at 5 PM.
L 66°H 83°
Orland Hills, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Showers
    82%
    1.1″
    83°69°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    13%
    77°66°-6°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    78°66°+1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    82°62°+4°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    82°63°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    50%
    78°67°-4°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    47%
    0.01″
    79°66°+1°
Orland Hills, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
243° · backing 77°
Direction
WSW
243°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 6
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 6 · pk 24 @ 2:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 208SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Orland Hills, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
989.6
+0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.22 inHg
Now
989.6
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
-0.2
mb
24h
-1.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 989992
9859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW991.6989.4989.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Orland Hills, IL
Air quality
37
AQI
Good
-1 in 6hPeak ~45 @ 11 PM

AQI 37 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 48. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~63%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
7.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
102μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 48. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~63%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 48
UV peak
2.8 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 9

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 7.8 µg/m³, PM10 to 8.7 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.90
Wind
light
Recent rain
3h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Orland Hills, IL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
94%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
44.0mi
UNLIMITED
64 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
18:24 UTC · Orland Hills, 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
18:24 UTC · Orland Hills, IL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Orland Hills, IL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Orland Hills, IL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Orland Hills, IL
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:49 AM
Sunrise
12:22 AM
Daylight
15h 06m
Sunset
3:28 PM
Civil dusk
9:03 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Orland Hills, IL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
10:48 PM
Moonset
9:55 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Orland Hills, IL
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Orland Hills at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 26 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Orland Hills

  1. Sat83°69°82%
  2. Sun77°66°13%
  3. Mon78°66°6%
  4. Tue82°62°1%
  5. Wed82°63°6%
  6. Thu78°67°50%
  7. Fri79°66°47%
  8. Sat70°61°16%
  9. Sun78°59°9%
  10. Mon76°58°9%
  11. Tue78°58°7%
  12. Wed79°61°29%
  13. Thu82°62°25%
  14. Fri75°69°19%
  15. Sat81°67°24%
  16. Sun75°61°33%

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 — Orland Hills

SPC has placed Orland Hills in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3NONENo severe risk

Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.

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 Orland Hills

  • 60487

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.