McCullom Lake, Illinois Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
McCullom Lake weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Drizzle65%0.04″83°68°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast16%—80°63°-3°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——77°60°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——80°57°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast15%—81°60°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle47%0.05″76°64°-5°
- FridayJul 10Overcast41%—78°61°+2°
AQI 31 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 36. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~65%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 10 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 36. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~65%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 36
- UV peak
- 2.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 4.5 µg/m³ (AQI 25) with a 0.78 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.78
- Wind
- calm
- 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).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 10:51 PM
- Moonset
- 9:56 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
McCullom Lake at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 30 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — McCullom Lake
- Sat83°68°65%
- Sun80°63°16%
- Mon77°60°1%
- Tue80°57°1%
- Wed81°60°15%
- Thu76°64°47%
- Fri78°61°41%
- Sat82°60°10%
- Sun66°58°9%
- Mon73°55°8%
- Tue76°59°8%
- Wed79°63°29%
- Thu83°65°14%
- Fri84°68°26%
- Sat86°69°27%
- Sun86°69°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 — McCullom Lake
SPC includes McCullom Lake in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 McCullom Lake
- 60050