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Leland, Illinois Weather

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

Leland weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Leland, IL
Saturday, July 4 at 12:01 PM
81
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
89°
Humidity
76%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
12:26 AM
Sunset
3:32 PM
Leland, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLeland, IL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 65 to 81 degrees Fahrenheit with a 34% chance of precipitation at 6 PM.
L 65°H 81°
Leland, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Rain
    83%
    0.54″
    81°69°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    19%
    81°65°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    80°63°-1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    80°58°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    11%
    80°63°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Showers
    49%
    0.27″
    77°66°-3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    39%
    81°62°+4°
Leland, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
212° · backing 69°
Direction
SSW
212°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
32
avg 7
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 7 · pk 32 @ 9:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 248SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 69° from the ssw.
Leland, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
990.7
+0.9 mb in 3h · rising · 29.26 inHg
Now
990.7
mb
3h
+0.9
mb
12h
-0.8
mb
24h
-1.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 989992
9859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW992.4989.2990.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Leland, IL
Air quality
24
AQI
Good
-3 in 6hPeak ~40 @ 11 PM

AQI 24 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 42. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~81%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
5.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
88μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 42. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~81%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 42
UV peak
4.7 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 13

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 5.2 µg/m³, PM10 to 6.0 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.87
Wind
light
Recent rain
2h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Leland, IL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
43%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
40.8mi
UNLIMITED
45 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
17:01 UTC · Leland, 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
17:01 UTC · Leland, IL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Leland, IL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Leland, IL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Leland, IL
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:53 AM
Sunrise
12:26 AM
Daylight
15h 06m
Sunset
3:32 PM
Civil dusk
9:07 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Leland, IL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
10:52 PM
Moonset
9:59 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Leland, IL
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Leland at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 26 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 60531

16-Day Forecast — Leland

  1. Sat81°69°83%
  2. Sun81°65°19%
  3. Mon80°63°6%
  4. Tue80°58°1%
  5. Wed80°63°11%
  6. Thu77°66°49%
  7. Fri81°62°39%
  8. Sat81°62°14%
  9. Sun68°58°7%
  10. Mon73°56°9%
  11. Tue78°59°9%
  12. Wed78°61°32%
  13. Thu82°65°25%
  14. Fri80°69°32%
  15. Sat84°69°24%
  16. Sun83°71°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 — Leland

SPC has placed Leland in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3NONENo severe risk

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 Leland

  • 60531

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.