Skokie, Illinois Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Skokie weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Rain83%0.69″78°65°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast16%—71°63°-7°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——78°66°+7°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——82°65°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast12%—88°66°+6°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm49%0.12″80°67°-8°
- FridayJul 10Overcast46%—78°66°-2°
AQI 52 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 9.9 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.98 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 32. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~86%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 32
- UV peak
- 2.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 4
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.9 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.98 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.98
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 9:54 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Skokie at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°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 codes: 60076, 60077
16-Day Forecast — Skokie
- Sat78°65°83%
- Sun71°63°16%
- Mon78°66°3%
- Tue82°65°0%
- Wed88°66°12%
- Thu80°67°49%
- Fri78°66°46%
- Sat87°65°11%
- Sun71°64°9%
- Mon76°61°9%
- Tue79°65°8%
- Wed88°66°23%
- Thu90°70°16%
- Fri91°73°19%
- Sat90°73°19%
- Sun93°73°28%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Live wind & temperature near Skokie
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 — Skokie
SPC has placed Skokie 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 Skokie
- 60076
- 60077
- 60203