Lake Bluff, Illinois Weather
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Lake Bluff weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Overcast——87°55°—
- FridayJun 5Heavy Rain53%0.94″78°68°-9°
- SaturdayJun 6Drizzle59%—82°66°+4°
- SundayJun 7Drizzle——76°60°-6°
- MondayJun 8Drizzle32%0.09″68°65°-8°
- TuesdayJun 9Light Drizzle34%—81°65°+13°
- WednesdayJun 10Foggy24%—77°66°-4°
Ozone at AQI 83 now. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). With UV 8.6 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 67 by mid-afternoon.
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 83 now. With UV 8.6 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 67 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 83
- UV peak
- 8.6 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 67
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 4:28 AM
- Moonset
- 1:45 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Fireflies rise from the lawn
Lake Bluff at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 30 (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 — Lake Bluff
SPC has placed Lake Bluff 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.