Steger, Illinois Weather
Solstice approaches — longest light. Day 88 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Steger weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Overcast——75°53°—
- TuesdayJun 16Heavy Rain81%1.2″72°58°-3°
- WednesdayJun 17T-storm w/ Hvy Hail88%1.00″75°56°+3°
- ThursdayJun 18Light Drizzle88%—69°59°-6°
- FridayJun 19Overcast——71°56°+2°
- SaturdayJun 20Light Drizzle19%0.07″67°56°-4°
- SundayJun 21Drizzle36%0.10″61°60°-6°
AQI 46 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 14.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 15.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 14.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 15.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.98
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 5:16 AM
- Moonset
- 8:43 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Solstice approaches — longest light
Steger at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Steger
- Mon75°53°2%
- Tue72°58°81%
- Wed75°56°88%
- Thu69°59°88%
- Fri71°56°4%
- Sat67°56°19%
- Sun61°60°36%
- Mon69°60°36%
- Tue78°57°17%
- Wed78°61°12%
- Thu82°62°16%
- Fri86°69°26%
- Sat92°74°27%
- Sun92°76°33%
- Mon84°73°30%
- Tue86°68°35%
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 — Steger
SPC has placed Steger in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- 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 Steger
- 60475