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Leland, Illinois Weather

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Leland weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Leland, IL
Thursday, June 4 at 11:35 PM
83
°
Clear
Feels like
77°
Humidity
35%
Wind
16 mph
Sunrise
5:22 AM
Sunset
8:25 PM
Leland, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLeland, IL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 70 to 76 degrees Fahrenheit with a 47% chance of precipitation at 7 AM.
L 70°H 76°
Leland, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Partly Cloudy
    86°56°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Light Rain
    47%
    0.09″
    77°70°-9°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Drizzle
    59%
    82°67°+5°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Showers
    29%
    82°68°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Showers
    70%
    0.01″
    76°68°-6°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Showers
    50%
    0.01″
    88°69°+12°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Thunderstorm
    25%
    87°72°-1°
Leland, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
213° · veering 160°
Direction
SSW
213°
Sustained
16
mph
Gust
23
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 9
Beaufort · 4 · MOD BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 9 · pk 23
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 3315SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the ssw-bound air across the harbor.
Leland, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
989.6
+0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 29.22 inHg
Now
989.6
mb
3h
+0.4
mb
12h
-4.7
mb
24h
-4.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 989996
9859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW995.5989.4989.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Leland, IL
Air quality
79
AQI
Moderate
+46 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 86 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. AQI up 46 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.

PM 2.5Good
5.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
129μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 86 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 86
UV peak
0.8 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 86

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.76
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Leland, IL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
3%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
111.3mi
UNLIMITED
123 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
23:35 UTC ·Leland, IL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
23:35 UTC ·Leland, IL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Leland, IL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Leland, IL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Leland, IL
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:50 AM
Sunrise
5:22 AM
Daylight
15h 03m
Sunset
8:25 PM
Civil dusk
1:59 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Leland, IL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
4:30 AM
Moonset
1:52 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Leland, IL
Microseason
Jun 1–5

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Leland at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°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 — Leland

SPC has placed Leland 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.

ZIP codes in Leland

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.