Steger, Illinois Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Steger weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 3Heavy Rain41%0.47″93°73°—
- SaturdayJul 4Light Rain37%0.17″89°70°-4°
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle46%0.02″91°70°+2°
- MondayJul 6Overcast13%—82°69°-9°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——84°66°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Mostly Clear——87°66°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast23%—86°71°-1°
AQI 67 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 26 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 60 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 60 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 60
- UV peak
- 1.1 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 60
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 7.4 µg/m³, PM10 to 8.2 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 10:23 PM
- Moonset
- 8:47 AM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Steger at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 21°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 60475
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 — Steger
SPC has placed Steger in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.
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 Steger
- 60475