Kirkland, Illinois Weather
Solstice approaches — longest light. Day 88 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Kirkland weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Overcast——74°50°—
- TuesdayJun 16Light Drizzle34%0.02″72°56°-2°
- WednesdayJun 17Heavy Showers91%0.49″75°52°+3°
- ThursdayJun 18Light Drizzle63%0.03″65°54°-10°
- FridayJun 19Drizzle—0.02″66°48°+1°
- SaturdayJun 20Drizzle16%0.14″68°55°+2°
- SundayJun 21Light Drizzle34%0.01″70°51°+2°
AQI 24 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline).
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 5:19 AM
- Moonset
- 8:51 PM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Solstice approaches — longest light
Kirkland at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 23°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 29 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
15-Day Forecast — Kirkland
- Mon74°50°5%
- Tue72°56°34%
- Wed75°52°91%
- Thu65°54°63%
- Fri66°48°3%
- Sat68°55°16%
- Sun70°51°34%
- Mon71°49°29%
- Tue74°53°11%
- Wed78°57°13%
- Thu82°63°16%
- Fri85°60°29%
- Sat88°70°27%
- Sun89°74°40%
- Mon79°70°42%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 15, 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 — Kirkland
SPC has placed Kirkland in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3SLGTSlight Risk
Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.
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 Kirkland
- 60146