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Buffalo Grove, Illinois Weather

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

Buffalo Grove, IL
Thursday, June 4 at 12:33 AM
73
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
69°
Humidity
33%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:17 AM
Sunset
8:23 PM
Buffalo Grove, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBuffalo Grove, IL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 57 to 87 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 57°H 87°
Buffalo Grove, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Overcast
    81°48°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    87°57°+6°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Heavy Showers
    77%
    0.32″
    79°68°-8°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Showers
    59%
    0.10″
    84°64°+5°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Foggy
    10%
    81°65°-3°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Showers
    18%
    0.02″
    80°65°-1°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    20%
    0.01″
    82°70°+2°
Buffalo Grove, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
104° · veering 153°
Direction
ESE
104°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 5
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 5 · pk 14 @ 4:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2113SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 153° from the ese.
Buffalo Grove, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
996.3
-1.7 mb in 3h · falling · 29.42 inHg
Now
996.3
mb
3h
-1.7
mb
12h
-6.9
mb
24h
-5.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9951002
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1002.3994.9994.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Buffalo Grove, IL
Air quality
81
AQI
Moderate
+35 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 73. AQI up 35 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — 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
11.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
14μg/m³
NO₂Good
11μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
121μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 73. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 73
UV peak
0.2 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 9

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 11.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.88
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Buffalo Grove, IL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
49%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
122.7mi
UNLIMITED
143 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
00:33 UTC ·Buffalo Grove, IL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
00:33 UTC ·Buffalo Grove, IL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Buffalo Grove, IL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Buffalo Grove, IL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Buffalo Grove, IL
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:44 AM
Sunrise
5:17 AM
Daylight
15h 06m
Sunset
8:23 PM
Civil dusk
1:57 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Buffalo Grove, IL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
88% illuminated
Moonrise
4:28 AM
Moonset
1:46 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Buffalo Grove, IL
Microseason
Jun 1–5

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Buffalo Grove at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 73°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 29 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 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 — Buffalo Grove

SPC has placed Buffalo Grove in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • DAY 3MRGLMarginal 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 Buffalo Grove

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.