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Lostant, Illinois Weather

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

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

Lostant, IL
Saturday, July 4 at 8:43 AM
76
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
80°
Humidity
77%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
12:29 AM
Sunset
3:32 PM
Lostant, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLostant, IL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 66 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit with a 47% chance of precipitation at 5 PM.
L 66°H 85°
Lostant, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Showers
    73%
    1.3″
    85°70°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    16%
    81°66°-4°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Clear
    80°62°-1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    80°58°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    21%
    81°63°+1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    35%
    0.08″
    80°67°-1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    31%
    78°63°-2°
Lostant, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
260° · veering 43°
Direction
W
260°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
20
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 20 @ 5:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 206SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 43° from the w.
Lostant, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
990.4
+0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.25 inHg
Now
990.4
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
+0.4
mb
24h
-3.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 990994
9859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW993.6989.8990.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Lostant, IL
Air quality
27
AQI
Good
-7 in 6hPeak ~36 @ 8 PM

AQI 27 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 5.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 8 PM.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
5.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
6μg/m³
OzoneGood
53μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.7

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.89
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Lostant, IL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
52%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
38.9mi
UNLIMITED
59 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 · Lostant, 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 · Lostant, IL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Lostant, IL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Lostant, IL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Lostant, IL
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:56 AM
Sunrise
12:29 AM
Daylight
15h 03m
Sunset
3:32 PM
Civil dusk
9:06 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Lostant, IL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
10:52 PM
Moonset
10:01 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Lostant, IL
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Lostant at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 61334

16-Day Forecast — Lostant

  1. Sat87°70°73%
  2. Sun81°66°16%
  3. Mon80°62°6%
  4. Tue80°58°3%
  5. Wed81°63°21%
  6. Thu80°67°35%
  7. Fri78°63°31%
  8. Sat81°64°15%
  9. Sun68°59°8%
  10. Mon72°55°6%
  11. Tue76°59°13%
  12. Wed78°62°19%
  13. Thu81°65°19%
  14. Fri80°69°26%
  15. Sat85°69°26%
  16. Sun82°72°32%

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 — Lostant

SPC has placed Lostant 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 Lostant

  • 61334

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.