Channel Lake, Illinois Weather
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Channel Lake weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle56%0.02″83°66°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast16%—81°62°-2°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——77°60°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——80°58°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast15%—82°60°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle48%0.05″77°64°-5°
- FridayJul 10Overcast42%—77°61°0°
AQI 39 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.5 µg/m³ (AQI 47) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 10 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 39. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~88%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 39
- UV peak
- 4.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 11
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.5 µg/m³ (AQI 47) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 10:51 PM
- Moonset
- 9:56 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Channel Lake at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°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 — Channel Lake
- Sat83°66°56%
- Sun81°62°16%
- Mon77°60°1%
- Tue80°58°1%
- Wed82°60°15%
- Thu77°64°48%
- Fri77°61°42%
- Sat82°59°9%
- Sun66°59°9%
- Mon75°56°9%
- Tue76°60°9%
- Wed80°63°26%
- Thu83°66°16%
- Fri83°68°16%
- Sat86°69°20%
- Sun85°69°29%
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 — Channel Lake
SPC includes Channel 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 Channel Lake
- 60002