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Oak Park, Michigan Weather

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

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

Oak Park, MI
Saturday, July 4 at 5:31 AM
70
°
Rain
Feels like
71°
Humidity
86%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
2:01 AM
Sunset
5:13 PM
Oak Park, MI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastOak Park, MI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 69 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit with a 58% chance of precipitation at 6 AM.
L 69°H 86°
Oak Park, MI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Rain
    58%
    0.57″
    86°69°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Drizzle
    52%
    0.09″
    80°69°-6°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    12%
    78°66°-2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Partly Cloudy
    89°65°+11°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    88°68°-1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Drizzle
    31%
    77°69°-11°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    27%
    86°64°+9°
Oak Park, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
270° · veering 17°
Direction
W
270°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
24
mph
Peak 24h
31
avg 8
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 8 · pk 31 @ 7:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 221SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 17° from the w.
Oak Park, MI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
992.1
+2.0 mb in 3h · rising · 29.30 inHg
Now
992.1
mb
3h
+2.0
mb
12h
+1.4
mb
24h
+0.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 991994
9859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW994.0990.5992.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Oak Park, MI
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
-18 in 6h

AQI 41 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 18 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 14.0 µg/m³, PM10 to 14.3 µg/m³.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
14.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
14μg/m³
NO₂Good
20μg/m³
OzoneGood
52μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 14.0 µg/m³, PM10 to 14.3 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.98
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
3h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Oak Park, MI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
6.3mi
GOOD
94 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
09:31 UTC · Oak Park, MI · 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
09:31 UTC · Oak Park, MI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Oak Park, MI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Oak Park, MI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Oak Park, MI
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:27 AM
Sunrise
2:01 AM
Daylight
15h 12m
Sunset
5:13 PM
Civil dusk
9:48 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Oak Park, MI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
11:31 PM
Moonset
10:34 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Oak Park, MI
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Oak Park at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 70°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: May 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 48237

15-Day Forecast — Oak Park

  1. Sat89°69°58%
  2. Sun80°69°52%
  3. Mon78°66°12%
  4. Tue89°65°6%
  5. Wed88°68°9%
  6. Thu77°69°31%
  7. Fri86°64°27%
  8. Sat86°69°21%
  9. Sun81°68°15%
  10. Mon85°65°11%
  11. Tue75°67°11%
  12. Wed82°62°22%
  13. Thu86°67°35%
  14. Fri85°70°30%
  15. Sat78°65°10%

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 — Oak Park

SPC includes Oak Park 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 Oak Park

  • 48237

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.