Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.
- Rain
- 87%
- Humidity
- 86–98%
- Wind
- 25 mph
Outdoor planning
Now
- 61°Rain Showers Likely64% rain86% humidityGusts 14 mph
- 62°Rain Showers75% rain90% humidityGusts 14 mph
- 62°Showers And Thunderstorms87% rain93% humidityGusts 13 mph
- 62°Showers And Thunderstorms82% rain97% humidityGusts 13 mph
- 63°Showers And Thunderstorms77% rain98% humidityGusts 13 mph
- 64°Showers And Thunderstorms Likely62% rain97% humidityGusts 13 mph
- 64°Chance Showers And Thunderstorms47% rain95% humidityGusts 13 mph
- 64°Chance Showers And Thunderstorms35% rain92% humidityGusts 16 mph
- 64°Slight Chance Rain Showers23% rain90% humidityGusts 22 mph
- 63°Slight Chance Rain Showers23% rain91% humidityGusts 25 mph
- 61°Slight Chance Rain Showers18% rain95% humidityGusts 28 mph
- 58°Cloudy13% rain94% humidityGusts 29 mph
- 56°Cloudy10% rain94% humidityGusts 29 mph
- 54°Cloudy6% rain91% humidityGusts 30 mph
- 53°Cloudy3% rain89% humidityGusts 29 mph
- 52°Mostly Cloudy1% rain88% humidityGusts 29 mph
- 51°Cloudy0% rain87% humidityGusts 28 mph
- 50°Mostly Cloudy0% rain86% humidityGusts 28 mph
- 50°Mostly Cloudy0% rain87% humidityGusts 28 mph
- 49°Partly Sunny0% rain89% humidityGusts 28 mph
- 50°Mostly Cloudy5% rain84% humidityGusts 28 mph
- 51°Mostly Cloudy10% rain81% humidityGusts 28 mph
- 52°Slight Chance Rain Showers20% rain79% humidityGusts 28 mph
- 53°Rain Showers Likely61% rain80% humidityGusts 29 mph
A little farther out
The next five days
Friday has a real shower chance.
- Rain
- 61%
- Humidity
- 71–95%
- Wind
- 33 mph
Saturday looks fairly quiet.
- Rain
- 1%
- Humidity
- 48–76%
- Wind
- 23 mph
Sunday looks fairly quiet.
- Rain
- 0%
- Humidity
- 38–70%
- Wind
- 22 mph
Monday looks fairly quiet.
- Rain
- 0%
- Humidity
- 43–74%
- Wind
- 13 mph
- 64° / 61°Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.87% rain · Humidity 86–98% · Wind 25 mph
- 61° / 44°Friday has a real shower chance.61% rain · Humidity 71–95% · Wind 33 mph
- 57° / 40°Saturday looks fairly quiet.1% rain · Humidity 48–76% · Wind 23 mph
- 64° / 41°Sunday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 38–70% · Wind 22 mph
- 68° / 44°Monday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 43–74% · Wind 13 mph
Environmental watch
Air quality + smoke
Air quality
South and West Suburbs (Chicago) area · Updated Thu 2:25 PMNo fresh outlook yet.
Sky check
No plume detected overhead
Satellite view · Updated Thu 1:45 PMAir near ground44 · Good US AQI
Rain, in motion · Past four hours
Palos Heights radar
Radar animation for Palos 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?
Conditions could spread a fire quickly.
Wind, gusts, or the combination of dry air and wind raises the concern.
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 7 miles away, the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin hub looks more deeply at Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN. It reflects that wider area rather than Palos 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 South and West Suburbs (Chicago) area, about 4 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 Palos 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.