Outdoor conditions in

Steger

Illinois

Outdoor planning

Now
  1. 63°Rain Showers Likely72% rain86% humidityGusts 15 mph
  2. 63°Showers And Thunderstorms80% rain92% humidityGusts 15 mph
  3. 63°Showers And Thunderstorms78% rain94% humidityGusts 15 mph
  4. 63°Showers And Thunderstorms76% rain99% humidityGusts 15 mph
  5. 64°Showers And Thunderstorms Likely64% rain97% humidityGusts 15 mph
  6. 65°Chance Showers And Thunderstorms52% rain97% humidityGusts 15 mph
  7. 66°Chance Showers And Thunderstorms38% rain94% humidityGusts 18 mph
  8. 65°Slight Chance Rain Showers23% rain92% humidityGusts 22 mph
  9. 64°Chance Rain Showers29% rain92% humidityGusts 25 mph
  10. 61°Slight Chance Rain Showers22% rain96% humidityGusts 28 mph
  11. 59°Slight Chance Rain Showers15% rain95% humidityGusts 29 mph
  12. 56°Cloudy11% rain94% humidityGusts 28 mph
  13. 54°Cloudy7% rain91% humidityGusts 29 mph
  14. 53°Cloudy3% rain88% humidityGusts 29 mph
  15. 52°Mostly Cloudy2% rain86% humidityGusts 29 mph
  16. 51°Mostly Cloudy0% rain86% humidityGusts 29 mph
  17. 50°Mostly Cloudy0% rain84% humidityGusts 28 mph
  18. 50°Mostly Cloudy0% rain84% humidityGusts 28 mph
  19. 48°Mostly Cloudy0% rain89% humidityGusts 28 mph
  20. 50°Mostly Cloudy1% rain84% humidityGusts 26 mph
  21. 51°Cloudy10% rain79% humidityGusts 26 mph
  22. 52°Slight Chance Rain Showers19% rain76% humidityGusts 28 mph
  23. 53°Rain Showers Likely62% rain73% humidityGusts 28 mph
  24. 54°Rain Showers Likely62% rain71% humidityGusts 29 mph
Extra care for

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.

Rain
80%
Humidity
81–99%
Wind
25 mph
Fri

Friday has a real shower chance.

Rain
62%
Humidity
68–96%
Wind
32 mph
Sat

Saturday looks breezy.

Rain
5%
Humidity
49–80%
Wind
25 mph
Sun

Sunday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
34–74%
Wind
20 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
39–77%
Wind
12 mph
  1. 66° / 62°Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.80% rain · Humidity 81–99% · Wind 25 mph
  2. 61° / 45°Friday has a real shower chance.62% rain · Humidity 68–96% · Wind 32 mph
  3. 57° / 41°Saturday looks breezy.5% rain · Humidity 49–80% · Wind 25 mph
  4. 65° / 38°Sunday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 34–74% · Wind 20 mph
  5. 68° / 41°Monday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 39–77% · Wind 12 mph

Environmental watch

Air quality + smoke

Air quality

Hammond-Gary area · Updated Thu 3:26 PM
26GoodUS AQI

No fresh outlook yet.

Sky check

No plume detected overhead

Satellite view · Updated Thu 1:45 PM

Air near ground26 · Good US AQI

Rain, in motion · Past four hours

Steger radar

Radar animation for Steger, 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.
Selected timeNowUse caution

Sustained wind is 10 mph. Thunder is possible.

Humidity
86%
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 23 miles away, the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin hub looks more deeply at Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN. It reflects that wider area rather than Steger’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 15 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 Steger, 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.