Lake Carroll, Illinois Weather
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Lake Carroll weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Overcast——77°51°—
- TuesdayJun 16Overcast22%—69°58°-8°
- WednesdayJun 17T-storm w/ Hvy Hail98%0.34″75°54°+6°
- ThursdayJun 18Light Drizzle35%—69°54°-6°
- FridayJun 19Overcast——67°50°-2°
- SaturdayJun 20Drizzle12%0.15″60°54°-7°
- SundayJun 21Light Drizzle39%—71°58°+11°
AQI 24 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 33 now. With UV 6.4 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 20 around 1 PM.
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 33 now. With UV 6.4 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 20 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 33
- UV peak
- 6.4 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 20
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
- 5:23 AM
- Moonset
- 8:56 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Solstice approaches — longest light
Lake Carroll at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 72°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 29 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Lake Carroll
- Mon77°51°1%
- Tue69°58°22%
- Wed75°54°98%
- Thu69°54°35%
- Fri67°50°4%
- Sat60°54°12%
- Sun71°58°39%
- Mon70°54°37%
- Tue73°50°11%
- Wed74°56°8%
- Thu77°59°10%
- Fri86°69°23%
- Sat87°74°32%
- Sun86°73°31%
- Mon80°62°48%
- Tue81°63°45%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 15, 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 Carroll
SPC has placed Lake Carroll in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3SLGTSlight Risk
Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.
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 Lake Carroll
- 61046