Lake Camelot, Illinois Weather
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Lake Camelot weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Drizzle58%0.05″88°68°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast17%—86°68°-2°
- MondayJul 6Clear——82°66°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Partly Cloudy——80°61°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle——85°64°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm43%0.04″82°70°-3°
- FridayJul 10Overcast43%—78°65°-4°
AQI 27 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 10.6 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.88 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 38. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~65%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 38
- UV peak
- 4.4 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 11
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.6 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.88
- 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
- 10:54 PM
- Moonset
- 10:04 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Lake Camelot at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Lake Camelot
- Sat88°68°58%
- Sun86°68°17%
- Mon82°66°7%
- Tue80°61°3%
- Wed85°64°6%
- Thu82°70°43%
- Fri78°65°43%
- Sat83°66°15%
- Sun70°59°6%
- Mon74°57°8%
- Tue76°60°8%
- Wed78°63°16%
- Thu82°65°14%
- Fri82°69°26%
- Sat85°70°26%
- Sun85°72°20%
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 — Lake Camelot
SPC has placed Lake Camelot in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.
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 Lake Camelot
- 61547
- 61607