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Cedar Point, Illinois Weather

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

Cedar Point, IL
Wednesday, June 3 at 8:08 PM
80
°
Overcast
Feels like
80°
Humidity
22%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:24 AM
Sunset
8:24 PM
Cedar Point, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastCedar Point, IL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 58 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 58°H 83°
Cedar Point, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Overcast
    82°50°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    84°58°+2°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Heavy Drizzle
    65%
    0.03″
    80°66°-4°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Showers
    65%
    0.10″
    83°64°+3°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    19%
    83°64°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Showers
    31%
    0.04″
    76°67°-7°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    28%
    77°69°+1°
Cedar Point, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
284° · backing 125°
Direction
WNW
284°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
18
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 18 @ 10:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2415SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 125° from the wnw.
Cedar Point, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1000.1
-2.2 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 29.53 inHg
Now
1000.1
mb
3h
-2.2
mb
12h
-6.1
mb
24h
-3.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9981004
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1003.6997.5997.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Cedar Point, IL
Air quality
39
AQI
Moderate
+15 in 6hPeak ~52 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 71 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. AQI up 15 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. 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
4.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
120μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
6.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 71 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 71
UV peak
5.7 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 71

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 4.9 µg/m³ (AQI 27) with a 0.77 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.77
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Cedar Point, IL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
153.3mi
UNLIMITED
167 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
20:08 UTC ·Cedar Point, IL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
20:08 UTC ·Cedar Point, IL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Cedar Point, IL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Cedar Point, IL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Cedar Point, IL
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
9:53 AM
Sunrise
5:24 AM
Daylight
15h 00m
Sunset
8:24 PM
Civil dusk
1:58 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Cedar Point, IL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
89% illuminated
Moonrise
3:53 AM
Moonset
12:50 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Cedar Point, IL
Microseason
Jun 1–5

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Cedar Point at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 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 — Cedar Point

SPC has placed Cedar Point in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk

Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.

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 Cedar Point

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.