Lostant, Illinois Weather
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Lostant weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Overcast——85°52°—
- ThursdayJun 4Overcast——87°59°+2°
- FridayJun 5Drizzle64%—80°68°-7°
- SaturdayJun 6Showers64%0.01″81°64°+1°
- SundayJun 7Overcast33%—83°64°+2°
- MondayJun 8Light Showers32%—76°67°-7°
- TuesdayJun 9Light Drizzle28%—77°69°+1°
Ozone at AQI 71 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. AQI up 15 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 71 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 71
- UV peak
- 5.7 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 71
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 4.9 µg/m³ (AQI 27) with a 0.77 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.77
- 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).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 3:52 AM
- Moonset
- 12:51 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Fireflies rise from the lawn
Lostant at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 23 (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 — Lostant
SPC has placed Lostant 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.