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Washington Park, Illinois Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Washington Park weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Washington Park, IL
Saturday, July 4 at 10:59 AM
88
°
Clear
Feels like
96°
Humidity
56%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
12:41 AM
Sunset
3:28 PM
Washington Park, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWashington Park, IL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 73 to 96 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 73°H 96°
Washington Park, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Drizzle
    19%
    0.01″
    96°76°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Rain
    21%
    1.6″
    83°73°-13°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    21%
    89°70°+6°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    87°71°-2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    12%
    94°70°+7°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    30%
    98°75°+4°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Thunderstorm
    45%
    95°74°-3°
Washington Park, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
246° · veering 33°
Direction
WSW
246°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 6
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 6 · pk 28 @ 11:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 235SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 33° from the wsw.
Washington Park, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1001.0
+1.3 mb in 3h · rising · 29.56 inHg
Now
1001.0
mb
3h
+1.3
mb
12h
+1.1
mb
24h
-2.4
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9991004
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1003.7999.41001.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure climbing out of the rain band — clearing edging in.
Washington Park, IL
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
0 in 6hPeak ~57 @ 10 PM

AQI 41 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI projected to climb to 57 over the next 6 hours. PM2.5 at 9.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.8 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
9.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
5μg/m³
OzoneModerate
91μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 4.7 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 19 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 43
UV peak
4.7 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 19

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.93
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Washington Park, IL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
6%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
66.1mi
UNLIMITED
73 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
15:59 UTC · Washington Park, IL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
15:59 UTC · Washington Park, IL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Washington Park, IL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Washington Park, IL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Washington Park, IL
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:10 AM
Sunrise
12:41 AM
Daylight
14h 47m
Sunset
3:28 PM
Civil dusk
9:01 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Washington Park, IL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
10:53 PM
Moonset
10:08 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Washington Park, IL
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Washington Park at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Washington Park

  1. Sat96°76°19%
  2. Sun83°73°21%
  3. Mon89°70°21%
  4. Tue87°71°7%
  5. Wed94°70°12%
  6. Thu98°75°30%
  7. Fri95°74°45%
  8. Sat91°75°24%
  9. Sun82°68°6%
  10. Mon81°63°6%
  11. Tue83°65°11%
  12. Wed85°67°12%
  13. Thu85°69°14%
  14. Fri82°70°10%
  15. Sat87°72°13%
  16. Sun93°74°16%

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 — Washington Park

SPC has placed Washington Park in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 Washington Park

  • 62204
  • 62203

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.