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River Grove, Illinois Weather

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

River Grove weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

River Grove, IL
Saturday, July 4 at 10:42 AM
78
°
Overcast
Feels like
85°
Humidity
86%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
12:21 AM
Sunset
3:29 PM
River Grove, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRiver Grove, IL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 65 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit with a 33% chance of precipitation at 6 PM.
L 65°H 82°
River Grove, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Showers
    81%
    1.7″
    82°67°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    15%
    74°65°-8°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    82°66°+8°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    85°65°+3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    11%
    86°66°+1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    49%
    0.24″
    79°68°-7°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    46%
    82°66°+3°
River Grove, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
311° · veering 80°
Direction
NW
311°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
16
avg 5
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 5 · pk 16 @ 10:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 155SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 80° from the nw.
River Grove, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
991.9
+0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 29.29 inHg
Now
991.9
mb
3h
+0.3
mb
12h
0.0
mb
24h
-3.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 992996
9859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW995.5992.0992.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
River Grove, IL
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
+1 in 6h

AQI 46 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.2 µg/m³ (AQI 46) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
8.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
15μg/m³
OzoneModerate
66μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.4

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 31. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~81%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 31
UV peak
2.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 4

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.2 µg/m³ (AQI 46) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.95
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
River Grove, IL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
33.2mi
UNLIMITED
51 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
15:42 UTC · River Grove, 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
15:42 UTC · River Grove, IL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
River Grove, IL
Satellite · infrared · animated
River Grove, IL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
River Grove, IL
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:48 AM
Sunrise
12:21 AM
Daylight
15h 08m
Sunset
3:29 PM
Civil dusk
9:05 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
River Grove, IL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
10:49 PM
Moonset
9:55 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
River Grove, IL
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

River Grove at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 28 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 60171

16-Day Forecast — River Grove

  1. Sat82°67°81%
  2. Sun74°65°15%
  3. Mon82°66°3%
  4. Tue85°65°1%
  5. Wed86°66°11%
  6. Thu79°68°49%
  7. Fri82°66°46%
  8. Sat85°66°12%
  9. Sun72°63°9%
  10. Mon79°61°9%
  11. Tue81°64°7%
  12. Wed86°66°23%
  13. Thu89°69°16%
  14. Fri89°73°19%
  15. Sat93°72°19%
  16. Sun91°74°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 — River Grove

SPC has placed River Grove 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 River Grove

  • 60171

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.