Vernon Hills, Illinois Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Vernon Hills weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Rain76%1.3″81°67°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast17%—78°64°-3°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——79°63°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——82°61°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast15%—84°63°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm51%—77°65°-7°
- FridayJul 10Overcast43%—80°63°+3°
AQI 39 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 6.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.4 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 35. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~96%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 35
- UV peak
- 3.4 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- 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
- 10:50 PM
- Moonset
- 9:55 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Vernon Hills at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°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.
ZIP code: 60061
16-Day Forecast — Vernon Hills
- Sat81°67°76%
- Sun78°64°17%
- Mon79°63°1%
- Tue82°61°1%
- Wed84°63°15%
- Thu77°65°51%
- Fri80°63°43%
- Sat83°63°10%
- Sun67°60°9%
- Mon76°58°9%
- Tue78°62°8%
- Wed84°65°23%
- Thu87°68°16%
- Fri86°70°19%
- Sat88°70°19%
- Sun89°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 — Vernon Hills
SPC has placed Vernon Hills 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 Vernon Hills
- 60061