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Willow Lake, Illinois Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Willow Lake, IL
Saturday, July 4 at 10:53 PM
71
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
76°
Humidity
87%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
12:27 AM
Sunset
3:38 PM
Willow Lake, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWillow Lake, IL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 66 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit with a 31% chance of precipitation at 10 PM.
L 66°H 83°
Willow Lake, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Drizzle
    52%
    0.06″
    82°67°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    19%
    83°66°+1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Mostly Clear
    85°62°+2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    81°59°-4°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Thunderstorm
    30%
    0.02″
    80°64°-1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Showers
    47%
    0.08″
    74°66°-6°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    19%
    78°59°+4°
Willow Lake, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
069° · backing 149°
Direction
ENE
069°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 5
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 17 @ 7:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 175SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 149° from the ene.
Willow Lake, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
984.1
-0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 29.06 inHg
Now
984.1
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
-0.1
mb
24h
-1.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 984987
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW987.1984.7984.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Willow Lake, IL
Air quality
35
AQI
Good
-3 in 6h

AQI 35 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points).

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
4.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
9μg/m³
OzoneGood
45μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0
Willow Lake, IL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
54%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
31.6mi
UNLIMITED
49 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
03:53 UTC · Willow Lake, 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
03:53 UTC · Willow Lake, IL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Willow Lake, IL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Willow Lake, IL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Willow Lake, IL
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:53 AM
Sunrise
12:27 AM
Daylight
15h 11m
Sunset
3:38 PM
Civil dusk
9:14 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Willow Lake, IL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
76% illuminated
Moonrise
11:18 PM
Moonset
11:10 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Willow Lake, IL
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

fish
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Willow Lake at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
  • 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 — Willow Lake

  1. Sat82°67°52%
  2. Sun83°66°19%
  3. Mon85°62°1%
  4. Tue81°59°1%
  5. Wed80°64°30%
  6. Thu74°66°47%
  7. Fri78°59°19%
  8. Sat75°58°5%
  9. Sun77°52°10%
  10. Mon76°59°7%
  11. Tue82°66°8%
  12. Wed81°62°16%
  13. Thu77°65°28%
  14. Fri84°71°23%
  15. Sat87°76°32%
  16. Sun83°61°19%

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

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 5, 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 — Willow Lake

SPC includes Willow 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 Willow Lake

  • 61032

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.