Hillcrest, IL Weather & Growing Conditions

Local forecast, frost dates, hardiness zone and planting guidance for Hillcrest, a village in Ogle County, Illinois.

Overnight

56°F

Rain Showers

Rain showers. Cloudy. Low around 56, with temperatures rising to around 59 overnight. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

7-day forecast for Hillcrest

When	Temp	Forecast	Wind	Precip
Overnight	56°F	Rain Showers	15 mph S	82%
Wednesday	60°F	Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy	15 mph SW	19%
Wednesday Night	45°F	Slight Chance Rain Showers	15 mph SW	19%
Thursday	55°F	Chance Rain Showers	10 to 15 mph WSW	50%
Thursday Night	39°F	Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy	10 mph NW	28%
Friday	49°F	Partly Sunny	10 to 15 mph N	6%
Friday Night	30°F	Partly Cloudy	0 to 10 mph NNW	0%
Saturday	51°F	Sunny	0 to 5 mph NW	0%
Saturday Night	32°F	Mostly Clear	0 to 5 mph W	1%
Sunday	56°F	Sunny	5 to 10 mph W	5%
Sunday Night	33°F	Mostly Clear	0 to 5 mph W	0%
Monday	61°F	Sunny	0 to 10 mph SW	0%
Monday Night	38°F	Mostly Clear	5 to 10 mph WSW	0%
Tuesday	62°F	Sunny	5 mph WNW	0%

Forecast source: National Weather Service (api.weather.gov) for Hillcrest (41.967, -89.063). Updated through the day.

Growing snapshot for Hillcrest

Last spring frost

Apr 26

First fall frost

Oct 13

Growing season

168 days

Hardiness zone

More local growing data for Hillcrest: nearby ZIP 61068 weather · frost dates · planting calendar · Illinois frost dates

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Climate data from the nearest NOAA station, Rochelle, Il (2.7 mi from Hillcrest). Frost dates are 1991–2020 averages, not a forecast. Page updated Nov 4, 2026.