Outdoor conditions in

Oak Forest

Illinois

Outdoor planning

Now
  1. 61°Rain Showers80% rain87% humidityGusts 14 mph
  2. 62°Rain Showers80% rain90% humidityGusts 14 mph
  3. 64°Rain Showers80% rain88% humidityGusts 13 mph
  4. 64°Rain Showers80% rain90% humidityGusts 13 mph
  5. 63°Rain Showers80% rain95% humidityGusts 14 mph
  6. 64°Rain Showers80% rain98% humidityGusts 15 mph
  7. 64°Chance Rain Showers71% rain98% humidityGusts 16 mph
  8. 64°Chance Rain Showers71% rain98% humidityGusts 16 mph
  9. 65°Chance Rain Showers71% rain97% humidityGusts 17 mph
  10. 65°Scattered Rain Showers35% rain95% humidityGusts 20 mph
  11. 63°Scattered Rain Showers35% rain91% humidityGusts 22 mph
  12. 61°Scattered Rain Showers35% rain90% humidityGusts 24 mph
  13. 59°Cloudy11% rain89% humidityGusts 26 mph
  14. 58°Cloudy11% rain89% humidityGusts 28 mph
  15. 56°Cloudy11% rain89% humidityGusts 28 mph
  16. 54°Cloudy3% rain87% humidityGusts 28 mph
  17. 52°Mostly Cloudy3% rain86% humidityGusts 26 mph
  18. 51°Mostly Cloudy3% rain86% humidityGusts 25 mph
  19. 51°Mostly Cloudy1% rain86% humidityGusts 25 mph
  20. 51°Mostly Cloudy1% rain85% humidityGusts 25 mph
  21. 51°Mostly Cloudy1% rain85% humidityGusts 25 mph
  22. 51°Scattered Rain Showers26% rain82% humidityGusts 26 mph
  23. 50°Scattered Rain Showers26% rain78% humidityGusts 26 mph
  24. 51°Scattered Rain Showers26% rain77% humidityGusts 25 mph
Extra care for

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.

Rain
80%
Humidity
83–98%
Wind
22 mph
Fri

Friday has a real shower chance.

Rain
53%
Humidity
75–90%
Wind
37 mph
Sat

Saturday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
35%
Humidity
50–80%
Wind
21 mph
Sun

Sunday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
40–73%
Wind
24 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
43–76%
Wind
13 mph
  1. 65° / 58°Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.80% rain · Humidity 83–98% · Wind 22 mph
  2. 61° / 45°Friday has a real shower chance.53% rain · Humidity 75–90% · Wind 37 mph
  3. 56° / 40°Saturday looks fairly quiet.35% rain · Humidity 50–80% · Wind 21 mph
  4. 61° / 41°Sunday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 40–73% · Wind 24 mph
  5. 68° / 44°Monday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 43–76% · Wind 13 mph

Environmental watch

Air quality + smoke

Air quality

South and West Suburbs (Chicago) area · Updated Thu 1:25 PM
44GoodUS AQI

No fresh outlook yet.

Sky check

No plume detected overhead

Satellite view · Updated Thu 7:45 AM

Air near ground44 · Good US AQI

Rain, in motion · Past four hours

Oak Forest radar

Radar animation for Oak Forest, 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
87%
Wind
10 mph
Gusts
14 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 11 miles away, the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin hub looks more deeply at Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN. It reflects that wider area rather than Oak Forest’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 South and West Suburbs (Chicago) area, about 8 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 Oak Forest, 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.