La Fayette, Illinois Weather
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La Fayette weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Overcast——74°49°—
- TuesdayJun 16Overcast19%—70°55°-4°
- WednesdayJun 17T-storm w/ Hvy Hail96%0.11″80°56°+10°
- ThursdayJun 18Overcast48%—67°56°-13°
- FridayJun 19Overcast——70°54°+3°
- SaturdayJun 20Light Drizzle18%0.08″69°55°-1°
- SundayJun 21Overcast43%—66°59°-3°
AQI 30 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 36 now. With UV 6.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 31 around 1 PM.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 9 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 36 now. With UV 6.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 31 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 36
- UV peak
- 6.4 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 31
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
- 5:28 AM
- Moonset
- 8:52 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Solstice approaches — longest light
La Fayette at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — La Fayette
- Mon74°49°1%
- Tue70°55°19%
- Wed80°56°96%
- Thu67°56°48%
- Fri70°54°5%
- Sat69°55°18%
- Sun66°59°43%
- Mon70°55°43%
- Tue72°51°10%
- Wed74°56°10%
- Thu79°60°11%
- Fri86°70°20%
- Sat87°73°35%
- Sun88°73°23%
- Mon79°65°30%
- Tue81°63°39%
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 — La Fayette
SPC has placed La Fayette 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 La Fayette
- 61449