Elgin, Illinois Weather
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Elgin weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Overcast——82°50°—
- ThursdayJun 4Overcast——87°57°+5°
- FridayJun 5Heavy Rain77%0.70″76°67°-11°
- SaturdayJun 6Showers66%0.45″81°62°+5°
- SundayJun 7Light Drizzle11%—79°66°-2°
- MondayJun 8Light Showers20%0.02″78°66°-1°
- TuesdayJun 9Light Drizzle22%0.01″83°70°+5°
PM2.5 at 8.6 µg/m³ (AQI 48) with a 0.84 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust. AQI up 35 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading.
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 41. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~88%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 41
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 5
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.6 µg/m³ (AQI 48) with a 0.84 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.84
- 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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 4:29 AM
- Moonset
- 1:48 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Fireflies rise from the lawn
Elgin at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below 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 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 — Elgin
SPC has placed Elgin 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.