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Long Point, Illinois Weather

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

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

Long Point, IL
Saturday, July 4 at 8:43 AM
91
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
98°
Humidity
59%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
12:28 AM
Sunset
3:31 PM
Long Point, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLong Point, IL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 72 to 91 degrees Fahrenheit with a 29% chance of precipitation at 4 AM.
L 72°H 91°
Long Point, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 3
    Light Showers
    22%
    0.07″
    91°73°
  2. Saturday
    Jul 4
    Light Rain
    29%
    0.10″
    90°72°-1°
  3. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    39%
    87°69°-3°
  4. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    15%
    80°67°-7°
  5. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    82°61°+2°
  6. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    82°63°
  7. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Drizzle
    23%
    0.08″
    81°69°-1°
Long Point, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
216° · veering 21°
Direction
SW
216°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
33
avg 10
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 10 · pk 33 @ 1:00a
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 406SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the sw-bound air across the harbor.
Long Point, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
992.6
-2.2 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 29.31 inHg
Now
992.6
mb
3h
-2.2
mb
12h
-1.8
mb
24h
-1.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 992996
9859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW995.5992.2992.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Long Point, IL
Air quality
33
AQI
Good
+4 in 6hPeak ~40 @ 11 PM

AQI 33 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). Ozone at AQI 48 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

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

PM 2.5Good
7.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
102μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
5.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 48 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 48
UV peak
5.5 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 48

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.88
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
1h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Long Point, IL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
48%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
65.4mi
UNLIMITED
65 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
13:43 UTC · Long Point, 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
13:43 UTC · Long Point, IL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Long Point, IL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Long Point, IL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Long Point, IL
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:55 AM
Sunrise
12:28 AM
Daylight
15h 03m
Sunset
3:31 PM
Civil dusk
9:05 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Long Point, IL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
86% illuminated
Moonrise
10:27 PM
Moonset
8:54 AM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Long Point, IL
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

cultural
Jan 150% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Long Point at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 20°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 61333

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 — Long Point

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

  • TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • 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 Long Point

  • 61333

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.