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Willow Springs, Illinois Weather

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

Willow Springs, IL
Thursday, June 4 at 4:13 AM
66
°
Clear
Feels like
64°
Humidity
53%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
5:18 AM
Sunset
8:21 PM
Willow Springs, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWillow Springs, IL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 60 to 89 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 60°H 89°
Willow Springs, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Overcast
    84°51°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    89°60°+5°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Drizzle
    76%
    0.03″
    83°70°-6°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Showers
    60%
    0.46″
    82°64°-1°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Drizzle
    15%
    84°69°+2°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Heavy Drizzle
    35%
    79°69°-5°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    27%
    0.01″
    84°71°+5°
Willow Springs, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
063° · backing 56°
Direction
ENE
063°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 4
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 4 · pk 17 @ 2:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 238SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Willow Springs, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
997.5
+0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 29.46 inHg
Now
997.5
mb
3h
+0.2
mb
12h
-3.3
mb
24h
-5.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9981005
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1005.1997.5998.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Willow Springs, IL
Air quality
60
AQI
Good
+10 in 6h

PM2.5 at 8.4 µg/m³ (AQI 47) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust. AQI up 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise).

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
8.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
17μg/m³
OzoneModerate
77μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 36. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~71%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 36
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 4

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.4 µg/m³ (AQI 47) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.92
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Willow Springs, IL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
68.7mi
UNLIMITED
158 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
04:13 UTC ·Willow Springs, 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
04:13 UTC ·Willow Springs, IL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Willow Springs, IL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Willow Springs, IL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Willow Springs, IL
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:46 AM
Sunrise
5:18 AM
Daylight
15h 03m
Sunset
8:21 PM
Civil dusk
1:55 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Willow Springs, IL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
87% illuminated
Moonrise
4:26 AM
Moonset
1:48 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Willow Springs, IL
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies rise from the lawn

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Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Willow Springs at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 26 (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 — Willow Springs

SPC has placed Willow Springs in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk

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 Willow Springs

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.