Weather StoryAlmanac, microseasons, and the day's weather story.

Libertyville, Illinois Weather

Fireflies rise from the lawn. Day 78 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Libertyville, IL
Friday, June 5 at 1:46 AM
79
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
77°
Humidity
40%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:16 AM
Sunset
8:24 PM
Libertyville, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLibertyville, IL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 68 to 75 degrees Fahrenheit with a 71% chance of precipitation at 3 AM.
L 68°H 75°
Libertyville, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    88°54°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Rain
    71%
    0.30″
    75°68°-13°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Drizzle
    37%
    87°69°+12°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    13%
    79°63°-8°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Drizzle
    46%
    0.01″
    76°67°-3°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    46%
    83°67°+7°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Light Drizzle
    29%
    87°68°+4°
Libertyville, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
214° · backing 173°
Direction
SW
214°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 8
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 8 · pk 20 @ 4:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 287SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 173° from the sw.
Libertyville, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
990.1
-1.3 mb in 3h · falling · 29.24 inHg
Now
990.1
mb
3h
-1.3
mb
12h
-4.8
mb
24h
-6.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 989996
9859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW996.2989.2989.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Libertyville, IL
Air quality
101
AQI
Moderate
+54 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 78. AQI up 54 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
6.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
11μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
124μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 78. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 78
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 9

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.9 µg/m³ (AQI 38) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.85
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Libertyville, IL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
34%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
102.5mi
UNLIMITED
129 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
01:46 UTC ·Libertyville, 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
01:46 UTC ·Libertyville, IL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Libertyville, IL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Libertyville, IL
Loading IR frames…
IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Libertyville, IL
Almanac · Friday, June 5
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
9:44 AM
Sunrise
5:16 AM
Daylight
15h 08m
Sunset
8:24 PM
Civil dusk
1:59 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Libertyville, IL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
4:58 AM
Moonset
2:53 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Libertyville, IL
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies rise from the lawn

fungi
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Libertyville at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 30 (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 5, 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 — Libertyville

SPC has placed Libertyville in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • 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 Libertyville

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.