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Leland, Illinois Weather

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

Leland, IL
Thursday, June 4 at 8:12 PM
85
°
Clear
Feels like
81°
Humidity
28%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
5:22 AM
Sunset
8:25 PM
Leland, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLeland, IL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 69 to 78 degrees Fahrenheit with a 49% chance of precipitation at 6 AM.
L 69°H 78°
Leland, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Partly Cloudy
    86°56°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Light Showers
    49%
    0.10″
    78°69°-8°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Drizzle
    69%
    82°67°+4°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Showers
    21%
    82°68°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Showers
    58%
    0.01″
    76°68°-6°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Showers
    40%
    0.01″
    88°69°+12°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Thunderstorm
    24%
    87°72°-1°
Leland, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
206° · veering 78°
Direction
SSW
206°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 8
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 8 · pk 21 @ 7:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 3213SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the ssw-bound air across the harbor.
Leland, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
990.9
-1.5 mb in 3h · falling · 29.26 inHg
Now
990.9
mb
3h
-1.5
mb
12h
-5.5
mb
24h
-5.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 990996
9859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW995.5989.5989.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Leland, IL
Air quality
47
AQI
Moderate
+21 in 6hPeak ~83 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 98 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. AQI up 21 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
2.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
136μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
6.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 98 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 98
UV peak
5.8 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 98
Leland, IL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
10%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
130.5mi
UNLIMITED
133 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
20:12 UTC ·Leland, 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
20:12 UTC ·Leland, IL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Leland, IL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Leland, IL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Leland, IL
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:50 AM
Sunrise
5:22 AM
Daylight
15h 03m
Sunset
8:25 PM
Civil dusk
1:59 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Leland, IL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
4:30 AM
Moonset
1:52 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Leland, IL
Microseason
Jun 1–5

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Leland at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 26 (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 — Leland

SPC has placed Leland in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

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 Leland

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.