Prospect Heights, Illinois Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Prospect Heights weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Showers80%0.18″81°67°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast17%—75°64°-6°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——79°65°+4°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——82°64°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast13%—86°65°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm50%0.02″79°66°-7°
- FridayJul 10Overcast44%—80°65°+1°
AQI 46 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.6 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 31 now. With UV 2.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 6 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 31
- UV peak
- 2.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 6
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 1h 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
- 10:49 PM
- Moonset
- 9:55 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Prospect Heights at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 29 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 60070
16-Day Forecast — Prospect Heights
- Sat81°67°80%
- Sun75°64°17%
- Mon79°65°1%
- Tue82°64°1%
- Wed86°65°13%
- Thu79°66°50%
- Fri80°65°44%
- Sat85°66°10%
- Sun69°62°9%
- Mon77°60°9%
- Tue79°64°8%
- Wed86°66°23%
- Thu89°70°16%
- Fri90°72°19%
- Sat90°72°19%
- Sun93°72°28%
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 — Prospect Heights
SPC has placed Prospect Heights 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 Prospect Heights
- 60070