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Willowbrook, Illinois Weather

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

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

Willowbrook, IL
Saturday, July 4 at 2:30 AM
70
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
75°
Humidity
94%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
12:22 AM
Sunset
3:29 PM
Willowbrook, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWillowbrook, IL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 68 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit with a 43% chance of precipitation at 2 AM.
L 68°H 84°
Willowbrook, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Rain
    79%
    0.73″
    84°70°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Foggy
    24%
    79°68°-5°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Clear
    21%
    81°65°+2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Partly Cloudy
    84°63°+3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Thunderstorm
    12%
    0.01″
    84°65°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Showers
    31%
    0.17″
    77°64°-7°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    27%
    84°63°+7°
Willowbrook, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
252° · veering 81°
Direction
WSW
252°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 6
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 18 @ 1:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 256SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 81° from the wsw.
Willowbrook, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
989.0
-1.3 mb in 3h · falling · 29.21 inHg
Now
989.0
mb
3h
-1.3
mb
12h
-3.1
mb
24h
-2.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 988992
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW992.3988.0988.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Willowbrook, IL
Air quality
34
AQI
Good
-16 in 6h

AQI 34 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 16 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 6.1 µg/m³ (AQI 34) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
6.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
13μg/m³
OzoneModerate
62μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.1 µg/m³ (AQI 34) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.97
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Willowbrook, IL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
56%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
24.9mi
UNLIMITED
50 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
07:30 UTC · Willowbrook, 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
07:30 UTC · Willowbrook, IL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Willowbrook, IL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Willowbrook, IL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Willowbrook, 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
12:22 AM
Daylight
15h 07m
Sunset
3:29 PM
Civil dusk
9:04 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Willowbrook, IL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
10:49 PM
Moonset
9:56 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Willowbrook, IL
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 150% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Willowbrook at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 70°F — typical for the season
  • 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: 60527

15-Day Forecast — Willowbrook

  1. Sat84°70°79%
  2. Sun79°68°24%
  3. Mon81°65°21%
  4. Tue84°63°9%
  5. Wed84°65°12%
  6. Thu77°64°31%
  7. Fri84°63°27%
  8. Sat83°69°14%
  9. Sun81°66°10%
  10. Mon91°68°10%
  11. Tue71°65°14%
  12. Wed83°62°17%
  13. Thu80°65°23%
  14. Fri85°70°26%
  15. Sat78°64°13%

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 — Willowbrook

SPC includes Willowbrook in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.

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 Willowbrook

  • 60527

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.