Plano, Illinois Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Plano weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Drizzle80%0.06″83°70°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast16%—80°66°-3°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——81°63°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——81°59°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast24%—80°62°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm37%0.24″78°65°-2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast37%—82°62°+4°
AQI 30 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 6.2 µg/m³, PM10 to 6.7 µg/m³.
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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 6.2 µg/m³, PM10 to 6.7 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 2h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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
- 10:51 PM
- Moonset
- 9:58 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Plano at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°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.
ZIP code: 60545
16-Day Forecast — Plano
- Sat83°70°80%
- Sun80°66°16%
- Mon81°63°2%
- Tue81°59°3%
- Wed80°62°24%
- Thu78°65°37%
- Fri82°62°37%
- Sat81°62°13%
- Sun68°59°8%
- Mon73°56°11%
- Tue78°60°10%
- Wed79°62°26%
- Thu82°65°21%
- Fri83°69°29%
- Sat84°70°23%
- Sun83°71°31%
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 — Plano
SPC has placed Plano 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 Plano
- 60545