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
- TodayJul 4Heavy Drizzle52%0.06″82°67°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast19%—83°66°+1°
- MondayJul 6Mostly Clear——85°62°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——81°59°-4°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm30%0.02″80°64°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers47%0.08″74°66°-6°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle19%—78°59°+4°
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.
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
- 11:18 PM
- Moonset
- 11:10 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
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
- Sat82°67°52%
- Sun83°66°19%
- Mon85°62°1%
- Tue81°59°1%
- Wed80°64°30%
- Thu74°66°47%
- Fri78°59°19%
- Sat75°58°5%
- Sun77°52°10%
- Mon76°59°7%
- Tue82°66°8%
- Wed81°62°16%
- Thu77°65°28%
- Fri84°71°23%
- Sat87°76°32%
- 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