Palos Park, Illinois Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Palos Park weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Drizzle18%—77°67°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——77°65°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——83°63°+6°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——83°64°0°
- ThursdayJul 9T-storm w/ Hail54%—84°69°+1°
- FridayJul 10Showers51%—80°68°-4°
- SaturdayJul 11Thunderstorm21%—83°68°+3°
AQI 49 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 66 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 66 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 66
- UV peak
- 1.7 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 66
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- 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
- 11:10 PM
- Moonset
- 11:03 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Palos Park at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 26 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 60464
16-Day Forecast — Palos Park
- Sun77°67°18%
- Mon77°65°4%
- Tue83°63°0%
- Wed83°64°1%
- Thu84°69°54%
- Fri80°68°51%
- Sat83°68°21%
- Sun85°70°21%
- Mon77°63°8%
- Tue77°58°11%
- Wed82°59°11%
- Thu81°63°16%
- Fri83°64°26%
- Sat84°68°29%
- Sun89°67°21%
- Mon89°70°33%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, 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 — Palos Park
SPC includes Palos Park in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- 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 Palos Park
- 60464
- 60439