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Apple Canyon Lake, Illinois Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Apple Canyon Lake weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Apple Canyon Lake, IL
Saturday, July 4 at 9:06 AM
72
°
Heavy Drizzle
Feels like
76°
Humidity
91%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
12:29 AM
Sunset
3:40 PM
Apple Canyon Lake, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastApple Canyon Lake, IL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 68 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit with a 29% chance of precipitation at 11 AM.
L 68°H 85°
Apple Canyon Lake, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Rain
    32%
    0.07″
    85°68°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    22%
    86°68°+1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    81°62°-5°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    81°60°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    25%
    81°61°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Heavy Showers
    33%
    0.48″
    77°68°-4°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    21%
    79°60°+2°
Apple Canyon Lake, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
325° · veering 65°
Direction
NW
325°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
16
avg 5
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 5 · pk 16 @ 8:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 166SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 65° from the nw.
Apple Canyon Lake, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
986.4
-0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 29.13 inHg
Now
986.4
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
-0.2
mb
24h
-3.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 986990
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW989.7985.6986.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Apple Canyon Lake, IL
Air quality
25
AQI
Good
+2 in 6hPeak ~32 @ 8 PM

AQI 25 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 7.0 µg/m³, PM10 to 10.1 µg/m³.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 8 PM.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
7.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneGood
59μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.4

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 7.0 µg/m³, PM10 to 10.1 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.69
Wind
light
Recent rain
2h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Apple Canyon Lake, IL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
67%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
22.2mi
UNLIMITED
76 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
14:06 UTC · Apple Canyon Lake, IL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
14:06 UTC · Apple Canyon Lake, IL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Apple Canyon Lake, IL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Apple Canyon Lake, IL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Apple Canyon Lake, IL
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:55 AM
Sunrise
12:29 AM
Daylight
15h 11m
Sunset
3:40 PM
Civil dusk
9:16 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Apple Canyon Lake, IL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
10:58 PM
Moonset
10:04 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Apple Canyon Lake, IL
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Apple Canyon Lake at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Apple Canyon Lake

  1. Sat85°68°32%
  2. Sun86°68°22%
  3. Mon81°62°2%
  4. Tue81°60°3%
  5. Wed81°61°25%
  6. Thu77°68°33%
  7. Fri79°60°21%
  8. Sat81°64°13%
  9. Sun69°58°8%
  10. Mon75°56°10%
  11. Tue77°60°11%
  12. Wed79°64°24%
  13. Thu81°66°16%
  14. Fri83°68°26%
  15. Sat85°70°23%
  16. Sun84°71°35%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 4, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.

SPC Convective Outlook

Storm Prediction Center — Apple Canyon Lake

SPC includes Apple Canyon Lake in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3NONENo severe risk

Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.

Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.

ZIP codes in Apple Canyon Lake

  • 61001

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.