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South Barrington, Illinois Weather

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

South Barrington weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

South Barrington, IL
Saturday, July 4 at 12:07 PM
79
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
87°
Humidity
79%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
12:22 AM
Sunset
3:31 PM
South Barrington, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSouth Barrington, IL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 64 to 81 degrees Fahrenheit with a 59% chance of precipitation at 5 PM.
L 64°H 81°
South Barrington, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Rain
    77%
    0.28″
    81°68°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    11%
    78°64°-3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    80°63°+2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    83°60°+3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    13%
    82°62°-1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    49%
    0.01″
    76°65°-6°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    44%
    81°63°+5°
South Barrington, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
273° · veering 90°
Direction
W
273°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 6
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 6 · pk 22 @ 9:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 189SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
South Barrington, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
985.8
+0.6 mb in 3h · rising · 29.11 inHg
Now
985.8
mb
3h
+0.6
mb
12h
+0.1
mb
24h
-1.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 984987
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW986.8984.1985.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
South Barrington, IL
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
-1 in 6h

AQI 45 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.1 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
8.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
10μg/m³
OzoneModerate
91μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 43. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~67%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 43
UV peak
3.6 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 10

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.91
Wind
light
Recent rain
1h in last 6h
Pattern
background
South Barrington, IL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
65%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
39.3mi
UNLIMITED
42 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
17:07 UTC · South Barrington, 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
17:07 UTC · South Barrington, IL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
South Barrington, IL
Satellite · infrared · animated
South Barrington, IL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
South Barrington, IL
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:49 AM
Sunrise
12:22 AM
Daylight
15h 09m
Sunset
3:31 PM
Civil dusk
9:07 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
South Barrington, IL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
10:50 PM
Moonset
9:56 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
South Barrington, IL
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

South Barrington at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°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.

16-Day Forecast — South Barrington

  1. Sat81°68°77%
  2. Sun78°64°11%
  3. Mon80°63°1%
  4. Tue83°60°1%
  5. Wed82°62°13%
  6. Thu76°65°49%
  7. Fri81°63°44%
  8. Sat82°63°12%
  9. Sun68°60°8%
  10. Mon75°57°8%
  11. Tue79°61°7%
  12. Wed81°64°23%
  13. Thu85°67°16%
  14. Fri86°69°19%
  15. Sat88°69°19%
  16. Sun87°71°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 — South Barrington

SPC has placed South Barrington 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 South Barrington

  • 60010

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.