Is it good to paint in Aurora, IL this week?
A live 7-day go/no-go calendar for exterior paint in Aurora, built from the local forecast against the 5°F-above-dew-point rule. We lead with the signal a weather app misses: overnight condensation risk.
- Dew margin
- -2.9°F
- Overnight dew
- High
- Rain
- 93%
- Window
- —
High condensation risk overnight — surface dips to within -2.9°F of the 65°F dew point (low 62°F, 100% cloud, 4 mph wind). A fresh paint can blush/blister. Stop 4h before dew falls.
- Dew margin
- 0.8°F
- Overnight dew
- High
- Rain
- 93%
- Window
- —
High condensation risk overnight — surface dips to within 0.8°F of the 60°F dew point (low 54°F, 100% cloud, 9 mph wind). A fresh paint can blush/blister. Stop 4h before dew falls.
- Dew margin
- 3.1°F
- Overnight dew
- High
- Rain
- 6%
- Window
- —
High condensation risk overnight — surface dips to within 3.1°F of the 40°F dew point (low 43°F, 5% cloud, 6 mph wind). A fresh paint can blush/blister. Stop 4h before dew falls.
- Dew margin
- -4.4°F
- Overnight dew
- High
- Rain
- 3%
- Window
- —
High condensation risk overnight — surface dips to within -4.4°F of the 45°F dew point (low 41°F, 0% cloud, 5 mph wind). A fresh paint can blush/blister. Stop 4h before dew falls.
- Dew margin
- 7.7°F
- Overnight dew
- Low
- Rain
- 1%
- Window
- 9am–5pm
Clear to paint: temps 53–65°F, RH under 80%, surface stays 7.7°F+ above the dew point, no rain in the cure window.
- Dew margin
- 0.1°F
- Overnight dew
- High
- Rain
- 0%
- Window
- —
High condensation risk overnight — surface dips to within 0.1°F of the 35°F dew point (low 35°F, 3% cloud, 4 mph wind). A fresh paint can blush/blister. Stop 4h before dew falls.
- Dew margin
- 10.5°F
- Overnight dew
- Low
- Rain
- 1%
- Window
- 10am–5pm
Cold mornings (down to 43°F, floor is 50°F) — wait for the surface to warm past midday before you paint.
- High condensation risk overnight — surface dips to within -2.9°F of the 65°F dew point (low 62°F, 100% cloud, 4 mph wind). A fresh paint can blush/blister. Stop 4h before dew falls.
- Humidity peaks at 97% — well above the 85% ceiling; cure stalls and moisture gets trapped.
- Rain likely in the 24h cure window (93% chance, ~35.1mm) — it can wash out or mar an uncured paint.
Hold off. These are forecast numbers — confirm the surface temperature on-site before you start.
Why these thresholds
Overnight dew condensing on a fresh coat causes blistering, surfactant leaching and peeling — the cause of 40%+ of exterior paint failures.
- • Surface temp must stay 5°F above the dew point through application and cure (ASTM D3276 / ISO 8502-42).
- • Air + surface in the 50–85°F band (low-temp lines to 35°F).
- • Humidity under 85%; ideally under 70%.
- • No rain for 24h after application.
- • We use the forecast ground-surface temperature as a surface-temp proxy — confirm on-site with an IR thermometer.
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