Lorenzo, Illinois Weather
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Lorenzo weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Rain91%1.1″84°70°—
- SundayJul 5Light Showers22%1.9″79°68°-5°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——79°64°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——80°59°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle——82°62°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9T-storm w/ Hail53%0.01″80°69°-2°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm29%0.04″81°68°+1°
AQI 44 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 12 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 6.9 µg/m³, PM10 to 7.3 µg/m³.
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 36 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 36
- UV peak
- 0.6 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 36
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 6.9 µg/m³, PM10 to 7.3 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 2h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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
- 10:49 PM
- Moonset
- 9:57 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Lorenzo at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Lorenzo
- Sat84°70°91%
- Sun79°68°22%
- Mon79°64°3%
- Tue80°59°2%
- Wed82°62°4%
- Thu80°69°53%
- Fri81°68°29%
- Sat74°59°10%
- Sun75°56°8%
- Mon74°58°8%
- Tue77°56°7%
- Wed78°61°42%
- Thu82°62°29%
- Fri77°67°26%
- Sat79°65°27%
- Sun73°59°45%
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 — Lorenzo
SPC has placed Lorenzo 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 Lorenzo
- 60481