Lockport Heights, Illinois Weather
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Lockport Heights weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Overcast——87°61°—
- FridayJun 5Showers43%0.67″79°69°-8°
- SaturdayJun 6Light Showers67%—82°67°+3°
- SundayJun 7Showers23%—82°68°0°
- MondayJun 8Showers43%0.12″73°67°-9°
- TuesdayJun 9Light Showers33%0.02″86°68°+13°
- WednesdayJun 10Thunderstorm25%0.02″85°69°-1°
Ozone at AQI 104 now. AQI up 16 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. With UV 7.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 72 by mid-afternoon.
CAUTION Sensitive groups (children, elderly, respiratory conditions) should limit prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 104 now. With UV 7.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 72 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 104
- UV peak
- 7.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 72
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
- 4:27 AM
- Moonset
- 1:48 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Fireflies rise from the lawn
Lockport Heights 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 — Lockport Heights
SPC has placed Lockport Heights in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- 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.