University Park, Illinois Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
University Park weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Foggy27%—75°68°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——78°64°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——82°63°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——83°63°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9T-storm w/ Hail62%0.04″84°68°+1°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle47%0.03″79°68°-5°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle24%—81°66°+2°
AQI 40 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 68. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~92%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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 68. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~92%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 68
- UV peak
- 3.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 14
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- 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
- 11:09 PM
- Moonset
- 11:02 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
University Park at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°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: 60484
16-Day Forecast — University Park
- Sun75°68°27%
- Mon78°64°6%
- Tue82°63°1%
- Wed83°63°4%
- Thu84°68°62%
- Fri79°68°47%
- Sat81°66°24%
- Sun84°71°18%
- Mon74°62°8%
- Tue75°56°6%
- Wed80°58°8%
- Thu79°62°15%
- Fri82°62°29%
- Sat84°67°32%
- Sun86°65°30%
- Mon87°68°32%
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 — University Park
SPC includes University Park 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 University Park
- 60484
- 60449