LaPlace, Illinois Weather
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LaPlace weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Overcast——80°52°—
- ThursdayJun 4Overcast——81°57°+1°
- FridayJun 5Drizzle25%—82°62°+1°
- SaturdayJun 6Showers40%—82°65°0°
- SundayJun 7Light Showers20%—86°68°+4°
- MondayJun 8Light Drizzle36%0.04″73°70°-13°
- TuesdayJun 9Drizzle20%0.06″80°69°+7°
Ozone at AQI 42. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~68%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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 42. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~68%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 42
- UV peak
- 8.5 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 24
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).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 3:46 AM
- Moonset
- 12:54 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias
LaPlace at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 76°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 15 (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 — LaPlace
SPC has placed LaPlace in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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.