Outdoor conditions in

Carol Stream

Illinois

Outdoor planning

Now
  1. 58°Chance Rain Showers67% rain88% humidityGusts 15 mph
  2. 59°Chance Rain Showers67% rain87% humidityGusts 15 mph
  3. 60°Chance Rain Showers67% rain87% humidityGusts 15 mph
  4. 59°Rain Showers80% rain92% humidityGusts 15 mph
  5. 59°Rain Showers80% rain94% humidityGusts 14 mph
  6. 60°Rain Showers80% rain94% humidityGusts 14 mph
  7. 61°Rain Showers80% rain95% humidityGusts 13 mph
  8. 62°Rain Showers80% rain97% humidityGusts 13 mph
  9. 63°Rain Showers80% rain98% humidityGusts 12 mph
  10. 63°Chance Rain Showers70% rain98% humidityGusts 12 mph
  11. 63°Chance Rain Showers70% rain98% humidityGusts 13 mph
  12. 64°Chance Rain Showers70% rain98% humidityGusts 15 mph
  13. 62°Isolated Rain Showers23% rain95% humidityGusts 18 mph
  14. 60°Isolated Rain Showers23% rain92% humidityGusts 22 mph
  15. 58°Isolated Rain Showers23% rain91% humidityGusts 24 mph
  16. 57°Cloudy3% rain89% humidityGusts 26 mph
  17. 56°Cloudy3% rain91% humidityGusts 28 mph
  18. 54°Cloudy3% rain88% humidityGusts 28 mph
  19. 52°Mostly Cloudy0% rain86% humidityGusts 28 mph
  20. 51°Mostly Cloudy0% rain86% humidityGusts 28 mph
  21. 50°Mostly Cloudy0% rain87% humidityGusts 28 mph
  22. 50°Mostly Cloudy0% rain86% humidityGusts 28 mph
  23. 50°Mostly Cloudy0% rain87% humidityGusts 28 mph
  24. 50°Mostly Cloudy0% rain87% humidityGusts 28 mph
Extra care for

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.

Rain
80%
Humidity
87–98%
Wind
22 mph
Fri

Friday has a real shower chance.

Rain
50%
Humidity
75–91%
Wind
36 mph
Sat

Saturday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
11%
Humidity
50–84%
Wind
18 mph
Sun

Sunday looks breezy.

Rain
0%
Humidity
48–77%
Wind
26 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
51–88%
Wind
12 mph
  1. 64° / 57°Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.80% rain · Humidity 87–98% · Wind 22 mph
  2. 58° / 42°Friday has a real shower chance.50% rain · Humidity 75–91% · Wind 36 mph
  3. 55° / 36°Saturday looks fairly quiet.11% rain · Humidity 50–84% · Wind 18 mph
  4. 60° / 40°Sunday looks breezy.0% rain · Humidity 48–77% · Wind 26 mph
  5. 66° / 41°Monday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 51–88% · Wind 12 mph

Environmental watch

Air quality + smoke

Air quality

Aurora and Elgin area · Updated Thu 10:25 AM
28GoodUS AQI

No fresh outlook yet.

Sky check

No plume detected overhead

Satellite view · Updated Thu 7:45 AM

Air near ground28 · Good US AQI

Rain, in motion · Past four hours

Carol Stream radar

Radar animation for Carol Stream, covering the past four hours. A marked spot changes the map view, not the forecast on this page.

Outdoor fire check

Thinking about a backyard fire?

Use extra caution.

There is no lower-concern three-hour stretch in the next 12 hours.

Next 12 hoursChoose a time to see what is driving the concern.
Selected timeNowUse caution

Sustained wind is 10 mph.

Humidity
88%
Wind
10 mph
Gusts
15 mph

Check local rules. Weather is only part of the decision. Check city, county, and land-manager fire restrictions before lighting any outdoor fire.

Nearby regional view

Explore Chicago-Naperville-Elgin

About 19 miles away, the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin hub looks more deeply at Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN. It reflects that wider area rather than Carol Stream’s exact conditions.

About these readingsSources and local limits

Weather

Forecasts, alerts, and radar come from NOAA and the National Weather Service.

Air quality

This reading describes Aurora and Elgin area, about 17 miles away. Conditions can differ at this exact spot.

Smoke

Satellite imagery shows smoke overhead. It cannot tell us how much smoke has reached breathing level.

This page represents Carol Stream, IL, so conditions can vary from street to street. Environmental data: AirNow · participating air agencies · preliminary real-time US AQI · NOAA Hazard Mapping System · satellite-observed smoke.