New Lenox, Illinois Weather
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New Lenox weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Overcast——75°53°—
- TuesdayJun 16Showers53%0.18″72°58°-3°
- WednesdayJun 17Heavy Showers90%0.45″75°53°+3°
- ThursdayJun 18Light Drizzle81%—66°56°-9°
- FridayJun 19Overcast——67°54°+1°
- SaturdayJun 20Drizzle21%0.13″65°55°-2°
- SundayJun 21Drizzle36%0.13″64°56°-1°
AQI 31 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.0 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.99 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.0 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.99 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.99
- Wind
- light
- 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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 5:18 AM
- Moonset
- 8:45 PM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Solstice approaches — longest light
New Lenox at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 19°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
15-Day Forecast — New Lenox
- Mon75°53°2%
- Tue72°58°53%
- Wed75°53°90%
- Thu66°56°81%
- Fri67°54°5%
- Sat65°55°21%
- Sun64°56°36%
- Mon74°55°36%
- Tue74°57°18%
- Wed79°58°11%
- Thu83°65°16%
- Fri84°64°26%
- Sat88°70°27%
- Sun90°75°36%
- Mon83°73°33%
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 — New Lenox
SPC has placed New Lenox in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- 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 New Lenox
- 60451