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Oakbrook, Kentucky Weather

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

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

Oakbrook, KY
Saturday, July 4 at 2:48 PM
91
°
Clear
Feels like
97°
Humidity
48%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
2:18 AM
Sunset
5:07 PM
Oakbrook, KY
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastOakbrook, KY: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 73 to 93 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 73°H 93°
Oakbrook, KY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Mostly Clear
    14%
    93°71°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Drizzle
    29%
    0.04″
    90°73°-3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    45%
    79°68°-11°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    15%
    78°62°-1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    11%
    85°62°+7°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    33%
    87°65°+2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    56%
    0.06″
    89°69°+2°
Oakbrook, KY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
219° · backing 28°
Direction
SW
219°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 5
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 5 · pk 14 @ 2:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 134SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 28° from the sw.
Oakbrook, KY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
984.2
-1.2 mb in 3h · falling · 29.06 inHg
Now
984.2
mb
3h
-1.2
mb
12h
-1.5
mb
24h
-3.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 984987
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW987.3984.0984.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Oakbrook, KY
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
-5 in 6hPeak ~71 @ 11 PM

AQI 40 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 75 now. With UV 6.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 66 around 1 PM.

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

PM 2.5Good
6.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
122μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
6.6

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 75 now. With UV 6.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 66 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 75
UV peak
6.6 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 66

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.89
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Oakbrook, KY
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
78.9mi
UNLIMITED
87 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
18:48 UTC · Oakbrook, KY · 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
18:48 UTC · Oakbrook, KY · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Oakbrook, KY
Satellite · infrared · animated
Oakbrook, KY
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Oakbrook, KY
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:47 AM
Sunrise
2:18 AM
Daylight
14h 49m
Sunset
5:07 PM
Civil dusk
9:40 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Oakbrook, KY
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
11:32 PM
Moonset
10:45 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Oakbrook, KY
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Oakbrook at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 18°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 10 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Oakbrook

  1. Sat93°71°14%
  2. Sun90°73°29%
  3. Mon79°68°45%
  4. Tue78°62°15%
  5. Wed85°62°11%
  6. Thu87°65°33%
  7. Fri89°69°56%
  8. Sat81°66°42%
  9. Sun77°60°19%
  10. Mon77°55°13%
  11. Tue80°56°17%
  12. Wed85°58°20%
  13. Thu87°62°27%
  14. Fri89°67°30%
  15. Sat81°68°39%
  16. Sun79°65°48%

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 — Oakbrook

SPC has placed Oakbrook in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

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 Oakbrook

  • 41042

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.