Palos Park, Illinois Weather
Solstice approaches — longest light. Day 88 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Palos Park weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Overcast——75°53°—
- TuesdayJun 16Drizzle74%0.03″72°59°-3°
- WednesdayJun 17Showers89%0.41″75°53°+3°
- ThursdayJun 18Light Drizzle81%—65°56°-10°
- FridayJun 19Overcast——67°54°+2°
- SaturdayJun 20Heavy Drizzle21%0.18″68°55°+1°
- SundayJun 21Heavy Drizzle35%0.19″63°57°-5°
AQI 31 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 7.2 µg/m³ (AQI 40) with a 0.99 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
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 7.2 µg/m³ (AQI 40) with a 0.99 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.99
- 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
- 5:17 AM
- Moonset
- 8:45 PM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Solstice approaches — longest light
Palos Park at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 20°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 26 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
15-Day Forecast — Palos Park
- Mon74°53°2%
- Tue72°59°74%
- Wed75°53°89%
- Thu65°56°81%
- Fri67°54°5%
- Sat68°55°21%
- Sun63°57°35%
- Mon72°56°35%
- Tue77°58°18%
- Wed79°59°11%
- Thu83°65°16%
- Fri84°63°26%
- Sat88°70°27%
- Sun90°75°36%
- Mon82°73°33%
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 — Palos Park
SPC has placed Palos Park 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 Palos Park
- 60464
- 60439