Lake Barrington, Illinois Weather
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Lake Barrington weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Overcast——82°48°—
- ThursdayJun 4Overcast——86°56°+4°
- FridayJun 5Rain77%0.26″79°67°-7°
- SaturdayJun 6Heavy Showers51%0.59″85°63°+6°
- SundayJun 7Foggy——80°62°-5°
- MondayJun 8Light Showers36%0.02″79°65°-1°
- TuesdayJun 9Light Drizzle26%0.01″82°70°+3°
PM2.5 at 12.5 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust. AQI up 21 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 36 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 6 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 36
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 6
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.5 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- 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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 4:29 AM
- Moonset
- 1:47 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Fireflies rise from the lawn
Lake Barrington at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 29 (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 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 — Lake Barrington
SPC has placed Lake Barrington 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.