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Lynn Center, Illinois Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 13 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Lynn Center, IL
Friday, July 3 at 6:10 PM
89
°
Clear
Feels like
95°
Humidity
61%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
12:33 AM
Sunset
3:38 PM
Lynn Center, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLynn Center, IL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 71 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit with a 29% chance of precipitation at 4 AM.
L 71°H 90°
Lynn Center, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 3
    Heavy Rain
    39%
    0.73″
    89°70°
  2. Saturday
    Jul 4
    Light Drizzle
    29%
    90°71°+1°
  3. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    29%
    85°66°-5°
  4. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    79°66°-6°
  5. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    81°63°+2°
  6. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    17%
    83°65°+2°
  7. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Showers
    28%
    0.32″
    81°68°-2°
Lynn Center, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
214° · veering 11°
Direction
SW
214°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 5
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 5 · pk 18 @ 3:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2611SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 11° from the sw.
Lynn Center, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
987.0
-1.5 mb in 3h · falling · 29.15 inHg
Now
987.0
mb
3h
-1.5
mb
12h
-2.2
mb
24h
-1.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 987992
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW991.6987.0987.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Lynn Center, IL
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
+15 in 6h

AQI 42 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 15 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 40 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast 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
3.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
85μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 40 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 40
UV peak
0.9 at earlier today
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 40
Lynn Center, IL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
60.3mi
UNLIMITED
61 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
23:10 UTC · Lynn Center, 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
23:10 UTC · Lynn Center, IL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Lynn Center, IL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Lynn Center, IL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Lynn Center, IL
Almanac · Friday, July 3
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:00 AM
Sunrise
12:33 AM
Daylight
15h 05m
Sunset
3:38 PM
Civil dusk
9:12 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Lynn Center, IL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
86% illuminated
Moonrise
10:34 PM
Moonset
9:00 AM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Lynn Center, IL
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 150% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Lynn Center at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 19°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.

ZIP code: 61262

16-Day Forecast — Lynn Center

  1. Fri89°70°39%
  2. Sat90°71°29%
  3. Sun85°66°29%
  4. Mon79°66°9%
  5. Tue81°63°4%
  6. Wed83°65°17%
  7. Thu81°68°28%
  8. Fri80°67°27%
  9. Sat79°63°16%
  10. Sun81°67°13%
  11. Mon81°64°9%
  12. Tue79°64°29%
  13. Wed78°59°15%
  14. Thu86°64°13%
  15. Fri77°64°20%
  16. Sat73°58°42%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 3, 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 — Lynn Center

SPC has placed Lynn Center 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 Lynn Center

  • 61262

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.