Sycamore, Illinois Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sycamore weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Heavy Drizzle—0.06″77°66°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——80°62°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——81°60°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——81°66°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm53%0.02″82°67°+1°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm40%0.01″81°65°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Drizzle20%0.02″82°65°+1°
AQI 24 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 7.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.9 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 during the projected peak around 9 PM.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.96
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h 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
- 11:14 PM
- Moonset
- 11:06 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Sycamore at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
- 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: 60178
16-Day Forecast — Sycamore
- Sun78°66°8%
- Mon80°62°2%
- Tue81°60°0%
- Wed81°66°8%
- Thu82°67°53%
- Fri81°65°40%
- Sat82°65°20%
- Sun83°67°12%
- Mon87°69°6%
- Tue89°68°7%
- Wed74°60°12%
- Thu77°58°19%
- Fri79°60°15%
- Sat82°68°20%
- Sun85°70°19%
- Mon86°71°16%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, 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 — Sycamore
SPC includes Sycamore in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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 Sycamore
- 60178