Long Lake, Illinois Weather
Queen Anne's lace lines the roads. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Long Lake weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast12%—76°64°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——81°64°+5°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——87°60°+6°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle——84°65°-3°
- ThursdayJul 9T-storm w/ Hail58%—84°67°0°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle40%—80°64°-4°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast14%—81°65°+1°
AQI 45 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 37 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 37 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9.
- Present
- AQI 37
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 9
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.7 µg/m³ (AQI 32) with a 0.98 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.98
- 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).
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
- Moonrise
- 11:33 PM
- Moonset
- 12:13 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Queen Anne's lace lines the roads
Long Lake at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 68°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 30 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 6–10
- Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
16-Day Forecast — Long Lake
- Sun76°64°12%
- Mon81°63°4%
- Tue87°60°0%
- Wed84°65°4%
- Thu84°67°58%
- Fri80°64°40%
- Sat81°65°14%
- Sun89°68°14%
- Mon90°71°9%
- Tue81°62°9%
- Wed80°59°10%
- Thu79°61°21%
- Fri66°63°23%
- Sat74°62°20%
- Sun82°60°14%
- Mon82°65°19%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 6, 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 — Long Lake
SPC includes Long Lake in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- 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 Long Lake
- 60073
- 60041