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West Dundee, Illinois Weather

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

West Dundee weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

West Dundee, IL
Saturday, July 4 at 10:07 AM
76
°
Overcast
Feels like
81°
Humidity
87%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
12:23 AM
Sunset
3:32 PM
West Dundee, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWest Dundee, IL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 64 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit with a 43% chance of precipitation at 6 PM.
L 64°H 82°
West Dundee, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Rain
    76%
    0.29″
    82°68°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    19%
    79°64°-3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    79°61°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    81°58°+2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    14%
    81°62°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    48%
    0.01″
    77°64°-4°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    44%
    79°62°+2°
West Dundee, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
275° · veering 46°
Direction
W
275°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
26
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 26 @ 9:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 176SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 46° from the w.
West Dundee, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
988.6
+0.9 mb in 3h · rising · 29.19 inHg
Now
988.6
mb
3h
+0.9
mb
12h
+1.1
mb
24h
-2.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 987991
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW991.2987.0988.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
West Dundee, IL
Air quality
32
AQI
Good
0 in 6h

AQI 32 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 33. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~61%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
5.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
7μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
69μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 33. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~61%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 33
UV peak
2.1 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 5

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.89
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
1h in last 6h
Pattern
background
West Dundee, IL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
31.6mi
UNLIMITED
44 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
15:07 UTC · West Dundee, 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
15:07 UTC · West Dundee, IL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
West Dundee, IL
Satellite · infrared · animated
West Dundee, IL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
West Dundee, IL
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:49 AM
Sunrise
12:23 AM
Daylight
15h 09m
Sunset
3:32 PM
Civil dusk
9:07 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
West Dundee, IL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
10:51 PM
Moonset
9:57 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
West Dundee, IL
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

West Dundee at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°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.

16-Day Forecast — West Dundee

  1. Sat82°68°76%
  2. Sun79°64°19%
  3. Mon79°61°2%
  4. Tue81°58°1%
  5. Wed81°62°14%
  6. Thu77°64°48%
  7. Fri79°62°44%
  8. Sat82°61°12%
  9. Sun67°58°8%
  10. Mon73°55°8%
  11. Tue79°60°7%
  12. Wed79°63°26%
  13. Thu83°66°19%
  14. Fri83°68°26%
  15. Sat87°69°21%
  16. Sun85°70°32%

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 — West Dundee

SPC has placed West Dundee 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 West Dundee

  • 60118

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.