Des Plaines, Illinois Weather
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Des Plaines weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Overcast——83°50°—
- ThursdayJun 4Overcast——88°57°+5°
- FridayJun 5Drizzle58%0.02″80°69°-8°
- SaturdayJun 6Drizzle58%—83°65°+3°
- SundayJun 7Overcast14%—78°58°-5°
- MondayJun 8Light Drizzle16%—84°64°+6°
- TuesdayJun 9Overcast22%—80°69°-4°
Ozone at AQI 88 now. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). With UV 6.8 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 57 by mid-afternoon.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 88 now. With UV 6.8 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 57 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 88
- UV peak
- 6.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 57
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.4 µg/m³ (AQI 47) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.88
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 3:51 AM
- Moonset
- 12:42 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Fireflies rise from the lawn
Des Plaines at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 28 (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 3, 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 — Des Plaines
SPC has placed Des Plaines 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.