Preston Heights, Illinois Weather
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Preston Heights weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Overcast——87°59°—
- FridayJun 5Heavy Showers38%0.42″81°69°-6°
- SaturdayJun 6Light Showers72%—82°70°+1°
- SundayJun 7Showers30%0.01″82°69°0°
- MondayJun 8Light Showers46%0.08″74°68°-8°
- TuesdayJun 9Showers34%0.06″85°69°+11°
- WednesdayJun 10Thunderstorm26%0.01″86°70°+1°
Ozone at AQI 103 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. AQI up 23 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Levels should ease through evening.
CAUTION Sensitive groups (children, elderly, respiratory conditions) should limit prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 103 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 103
- UV peak
- 5.5 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 103
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
- 4:26 AM
- Moonset
- 1:49 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Fireflies rise from the lawn
Preston Heights at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 25 (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 — Preston Heights
SPC has placed Preston Heights in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- 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.