Fox Lake, Illinois Weather
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Fox Lake weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle59%0.02″83°67°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast18%—81°63°-2°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——78°60°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——81°57°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast15%—81°60°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle48%0.05″77°64°-4°
- 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 6.6 µg/m³ (AQI 37) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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 35. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~70%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 35
- UV peak
- 3.4 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.6 µg/m³ (AQI 37) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- 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
Fox Lake at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°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.
ZIP code: 60020
16-Day Forecast — Fox Lake
- Sat83°67°59%
- Sun81°63°18%
- Mon78°60°1%
- Tue81°57°1%
- Wed81°60°15%
- Thu77°64°48%
- Fri77°61°42%
- Sat83°60°10%
- Sun66°59°8%
- Mon74°56°8%
- Tue76°60°8%
- Wed80°63°26%
- Thu84°66°16%
- Fri83°68°16%
- Sat87°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 — Fox Lake
SPC includes Fox 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 Fox Lake
- 60020
- 60081
- 60041