Western Springs, Illinois Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Western Springs weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Showers80%0.75″81°69°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast14%—75°65°-6°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——82°67°+7°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——85°65°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast11%—85°65°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers48%0.22″80°68°-5°
- FridayJul 10Overcast47%—82°66°+2°
AQI 46 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.0 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
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 36. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~89%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 36
- UV peak
- 2.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 6
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.0 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 10:49 PM
- Moonset
- 9:55 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Western Springs at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 60558
16-Day Forecast — Western Springs
- Sat81°69°80%
- Sun75°65°14%
- Mon82°67°2%
- Tue85°65°1%
- Wed85°65°11%
- Thu80°68°48%
- Fri82°66°47%
- Sat85°66°15%
- Sun72°63°9%
- Mon79°61°9%
- Tue80°64°7%
- Wed84°65°23%
- Thu87°68°16%
- Fri87°72°19%
- Sat91°71°19%
- Sun89°73°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 — Western Springs
SPC has placed Western Springs 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 Western Springs
- 60558