University Park, Illinois Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
University Park weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Rain74%1.5″81°70°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast14%—78°66°-3°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——79°64°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——82°62°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——80°61°-2°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm51%0.04″79°67°-1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast44%—81°63°+2°
AQI 39 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.7 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 10 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 43. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~81%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 2.9 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 1h 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
- 10:48 PM
- Moonset
- 9:55 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
University Park at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°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
- Sat81°70°74%
- Sun78°66°14%
- Mon79°64°4%
- Tue82°62°2%
- Wed80°61°4%
- Thu79°67°51%
- Fri81°63°44%
- Sat81°62°14%
- Sun70°60°9%
- Mon74°59°9%
- Tue77°62°7%
- Wed80°62°19%
- Thu83°65°23%
- Fri79°69°16%
- Sat85°69°14%
- Sun83°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 — University Park
SPC has placed University Park in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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 University Park
- 60484
- 60449