Historical weather data, all-time temperature records, and monthly climate averages for Western Springs, IL. Explore typical weather conditions by week for trip planning, and see how today compares to the historical record.
April 5 in Western Springs runs mild but variable — expect a high near 55° and a low around 37°, based on 28 years of data. The date has swung from a balmy 78° in 2021 to a sharp 24° overnight low in 2018, so the calendar and the thermometer don't always agree. Rain is possible (36% chance), but snow is essentially off the table.
Western Springs has seen the full extremes of a Chicago-area climate, from a punishing 104° on July 30, 1999 to a brutal -22° on January 30, 2019 — a 126-degree spread that tells you everything about what the midwest can throw at you. The wettest single day on record dumped 5.2 inches on October 14, 2017, and a December 2000 storm buried the area under 14.3 inches of snow.
Summer is the clear sweet spot, with highs peaking around 85-86° in mid-July and staying in the low 80s through August. If you're cold-averse, avoid mid-January, when average highs barely crack 30°. Spring is the wettest stretch — the week of May 7-13 is the rainiest of the year, averaging over an inch of precipitation.