Western Springs, Illinois Weather
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Western Springs weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 5Heavy Showers54%0.69″80°72°—
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast33%—86°71°+6°
- SundayJun 7Showers20%—80°69°-6°
- MondayJun 8Light Showers79%0.20″73°69°-7°
- TuesdayJun 9Light Drizzle59%—83°68°+10°
- WednesdayJun 10Thunderstorm37%—89°67°+6°
- ThursdayJun 11Mostly Clear——95°75°+6°
AQI 45 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 38 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 10.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.7 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 40. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 40
- UV peak
- 0.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 5
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 1h 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).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 4:56 AM
- Moonset
- 2:54 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Fireflies rise from the lawn
Western Springs at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 73°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 27 (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 5, 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 — Western Springs
SPC has placed Western Springs in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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.