South Chicago Heights, Illinois Weather
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South Chicago Heights weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Overcast——87°59°—
- FridayJun 5Heavy Showers39%1.5″82°69°-5°
- SaturdayJun 6Showers54%0.10″83°71°+1°
- SundayJun 7Showers25%—81°70°-2°
- MondayJun 8Showers56%0.25″72°68°-9°
- TuesdayJun 9Light Showers47%0.03″89°68°+17°
- WednesdayJun 10Heavy Drizzle28%0.04″87°70°-2°
Ozone at AQI 500 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. AQI up 51 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Levels should ease through evening.
AVOID OUTDOORS Avoid outdoor exertion. Keep windows closed; use HEPA filtration indoors if available.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 500 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 500
- UV peak
- 1.8 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 500
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.82
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 4:24 AM
- Moonset
- 1:47 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Fireflies rise from the lawn
South Chicago Heights at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°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 — South Chicago Heights
SPC has placed South Chicago 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.