Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.
- Rain
- 80%
- Humidity
- 81–98%
- Wind
- 22 mph
Current concerns
Outdoor planning
Now
- 60°Scattered Rain Showers52% rain83% humidityGusts 15 mph
- 61°Scattered Rain Showers52% rain84% humidityGusts 14 mph
- 62°Rain Showers80% rain84% humidityGusts 14 mph
- 64°Rain Showers80% rain85% humidityGusts 14 mph
- 64°Rain Showers80% rain88% humidityGusts 14 mph
- 64°Rain Showers80% rain88% humidityGusts 14 mph
- 64°Rain Showers80% rain92% humidityGusts 14 mph
- 64°Rain Showers80% rain97% humidityGusts 15 mph
- 64°Showers And Thunderstorms75% rain98% humidityGusts 16 mph
- 65°Showers And Thunderstorms75% rain97% humidityGusts 16 mph
- 66°Showers And Thunderstorms75% rain96% humidityGusts 17 mph
- 66°Scattered Rain Showers40% rain94% humidityGusts 20 mph
- 64°Scattered Rain Showers40% rain92% humidityGusts 22 mph
- 62°Scattered Rain Showers40% rain91% humidityGusts 24 mph
- 60°Isolated Rain Showers17% rain90% humidityGusts 26 mph
- 58°Isolated Rain Showers17% rain88% humidityGusts 28 mph
- 57°Isolated Rain Showers17% rain89% humidityGusts 29 mph
- 55°Cloudy7% rain87% humidityGusts 29 mph
- 53°Mostly Cloudy7% rain87% humidityGusts 28 mph
- 51°Mostly Cloudy7% rain86% humidityGusts 25 mph
- 51°Mostly Cloudy2% rain85% humidityGusts 24 mph
- 51°Mostly Cloudy2% rain85% humidityGusts 24 mph
- 51°Mostly Cloudy2% rain85% humidityGusts 25 mph
- 51°Isolated Rain Showers23% rain81% humidityGusts 26 mph
A little farther out
The next five days
Friday has a real shower chance.
- Rain
- 61%
- Humidity
- 77–91%
- Wind
- 38 mph
Saturday has a real shower chance.
- Rain
- 49%
- Humidity
- 51–79%
- Wind
- 22 mph
Sunday looks fairly quiet.
- Rain
- 0%
- Humidity
- 40–75%
- Wind
- 24 mph
Monday looks fairly quiet.
- Rain
- 0%
- Humidity
- 44–81%
- Wind
- 12 mph
- 66° / 59°Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.80% rain · Humidity 81–98% · Wind 22 mph
- 62° / 47°Friday has a real shower chance.61% rain · Humidity 77–91% · Wind 38 mph
- 56° / 42°Saturday has a real shower chance.49% rain · Humidity 51–79% · Wind 22 mph
- 62° / 40°Sunday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 40–75% · Wind 24 mph
- 68° / 41°Monday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 44–81% · Wind 12 mph
Environmental watch
Air quality + smoke
Air quality
Hammond-Gary area · Updated Thu 10:25 AMNo fresh outlook yet.
53 is in the Moderate range (51–100). Most people can be active outside; if you’re unusually sensitive to fine particles, consider a shorter or easier outing.
Sky check
No plume detected overhead
Satellite view · Updated Thu 7:45 AMAir near ground53 · Moderate US AQI
Rain, in motion · Past four hours
Ford Heights radar
Radar animation for Ford Heights, 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.
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 22 miles away, the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin hub looks more deeply at Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN. It reflects that wider area rather than Ford Heights’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 Hammond-Gary area, about 12 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 Ford Heights, 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.