Lee Center, Illinois Weather
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Lee Center weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Overcast——74°49°—
- TuesdayJun 16Light Drizzle23%—70°55°-4°
- WednesdayJun 17T-storm w/ Hvy Hail98%0.52″75°53°+5°
- ThursdayJun 18Overcast47%—68°55°-7°
- FridayJun 19Clear——68°53°0°
- SaturdayJun 20Light Drizzle12%0.01″69°53°+1°
- SundayJun 21Drizzle45%0.12″71°59°+2°
AQI 37 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 46 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. 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 46 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 46
- UV peak
- 2.7 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 46
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
- 5:22 AM
- Moonset
- 8:52 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Solstice approaches — longest light
Lee Center at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 74°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Lee Center
- Mon74°49°2%
- Tue70°55°23%
- Wed75°53°98%
- Thu68°55°47%
- Fri68°53°3%
- Sat69°53°12%
- Sun71°59°45%
- Mon65°61°45%
- Tue67°59°10%
- Wed73°56°10%
- Thu75°58°14%
- Fri77°56°17%
- Sat68°58°39%
- Sun74°60°33%
- Mon72°59°29%
- Tue67°56°35%
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 — Lee Center
SPC has placed Lee Center in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Lee Center
- 61310
- 61331