Lee, Illinois Weather
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Lee weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Partly Cloudy——85°56°—
- FridayJun 5Showers59%1.1″74°66°-11°
- SaturdayJun 6Drizzle60%—81°66°+7°
- SundayJun 7Showers20%—81°68°0°
- MondayJun 8Light Showers57%0.04″74°67°-7°
- TuesdayJun 9Light Showers36%—87°69°+13°
- WednesdayJun 10Thunderstorm23%—86°71°-1°
Ozone at AQI 90 now. AQI up 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). With UV 8.4 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 71 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 90 now. With UV 8.4 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 71 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 90
- UV peak
- 8.4 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 71
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
- 4:31 AM
- Moonset
- 1:52 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Fireflies rise from the lawn
Lee at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 27 (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 — Lee
SPC has placed Lee 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.