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Port Barrington, Illinois Weather

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

Port Barrington, IL
Thursday, June 4 at 4:37 PM
80
°
Clear
Feels like
78°
Humidity
33%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
5:17 AM
Sunset
8:24 PM
Port Barrington, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPort Barrington, IL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 67 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit with a 37% chance of precipitation at 4 AM.
L 67°H 85°
Port Barrington, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    85°55°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Heavy Rain
    38%
    1.1″
    76°67°-9°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Drizzle
    61%
    80°64°+4°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Drizzle
    10%
    78°61°-2°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Showers
    46%
    0.19″
    73°65°-5°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Drizzle
    34%
    79°67°+6°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Overcast
    22%
    76°69°-3°
Port Barrington, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
210° · veering 103°
Direction
SSW
210°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 7
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 7 · pk 18 @ 3:00p
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 335SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 103° from the ssw.
Port Barrington, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
992.2
-2.1 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 29.30 inHg
Now
992.2
mb
3h
-2.1
mb
12h
-3.7
mb
24h
-7.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 990997
9859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW997.0989.8989.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Port Barrington, IL
Air quality
37
AQI
Moderate
0 in 6hPeak ~94 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 63 now. With UV 8.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 49 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
7.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
11μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
115μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
7.2

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 63 now. With UV 8.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 49 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 63
UV peak
8.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 49

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.95
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Port Barrington, IL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
118.6mi
UNLIMITED
145 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
16:37 UTC ·Port Barrington, 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
16:37 UTC ·Port Barrington, IL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Port Barrington, IL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Port Barrington, IL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Port Barrington, IL
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:45 AM
Sunrise
5:17 AM
Daylight
15h 07m
Sunset
8:24 PM
Civil dusk
2:00 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Port Barrington, IL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
84% illuminated
Moonrise
4:30 AM
Moonset
1:47 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Port Barrington, IL
Microseason
Jun 1–5

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Port Barrington at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • 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 — Port Barrington

SPC has placed Port Barrington 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 Port Barrington

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.