Severe Thunderstorm Watch 7:00 PM Areal Flood Warning — De Kalb County, IL, Kane County, IL, La Salle County, IL, Lee County, IL 11:00 PM

LaSalle, Illinois

Last updated: 5:13 PM CDT  ·  Refresh
25°C
Feels like 28°
Overcast
▲ 28°  /  ▼ 19°
Wind
6 mph NNE
Humidity
86%
Dew Point
22°
Pressure
29.30 inHg
Visibility
10 mi
UV Index
3.3
Cloud Cover
87%
Sunrise
5:28 AM
Sunset
8:32 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: LaSalle is currently overcast at 25°C. Precipitation is likely — peak probability 67% around 5 PM. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 1498 J/kg) — isolated convective development possible. Sunrise: 5:28AM · Sunset: 8:32PM.

54 AQI · Moderate Dominant: PM2.5 Air Quality
Hourly Forecast · Next 24 Hours
Now
25°
67%
6 PM
26°
36%
7 PM
26°
42%
8 PM
24°
44%
9 PM
23°
26%
10 PM
22°
38%
11 PM
22°
26%
12 AM
22°
35%
1 AM
21°
22%
2 AM
21°
37%
3 AM
21°
23%
4 AM
21°
23%
5 AM
19°
23%
6 AM
19°
15%
7 AM
19°
5%
8 AM
20°
8%
9 AM
22°
9%
10 AM
22°
21%
11 AM
23°
25%
12 PM
25°
28%
1 PM
25°
28%
2 PM
25°
28%
3 PM
26°
28%
4 PM
26°
18%
7-Day Forecast
Today
28° 19°
Overcast with a 67% chance of rain.
Sun
27° 18°
Mostly Cloudy with a 37% chance of rain.
Mon
28° 17°
Clear.
Tue
28° 16°
Mostly Clear.
Wed
27° 17°
Mostly Clear with a 76% chance of rain.
Thu
26° 18°
Thunderstorm, 64% chance.
Fri
24° 18°
Rain, 71% chance.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 25° Overcast 67% 6 mph NNE 86%
6 PM 26° Overcast 36% 6 mph NE 90%
7 PM 26° Mostly Cloudy 42% 5 mph NE 91%
8 PM 24° Mostly Cloudy 44% 4 mph NE 93%
9 PM 23° Overcast 26% 4 mph NE 94%
10 PM 22° Overcast 38% 4 mph ENE 96%
11 PM 22° Overcast 26% 4 mph NE 96%
12 AM 22° Overcast 35% 5 mph NNE 97%
1 AM 21° Overcast 22% 5 mph NNE 97%
2 AM 21° Overcast 37% 5 mph NNE 97%
3 AM 21° Overcast 23% 4 mph NNE 96%
4 AM 21° Mostly Cloudy 23% 4 mph N 97%
5 AM 19° Fog 23% 4 mph N 96%
6 AM 19° Fog 15% 4 mph N 95%
7 AM 19° Haze 5% 5 mph N 93%
8 AM 20° Mostly Cloudy 8% 5 mph N 90%
9 AM 22° Mostly Cloudy 9% 6 mph N 87%
10 AM 22° Overcast 21% 6 mph N 84%
11 AM 23° Overcast 25% 6 mph NNE 83%
12 PM 25° Overcast 28% 6 mph NNE 82%
1 PM 25° Overcast 28% 7 mph NNE 81%
2 PM 25° Mostly Cloudy 28% 6 mph NNE 80%
3 PM 26° Mostly Cloudy 28% 6 mph NNE 80%
4 PM 26° Mostly Cloudy 18% 6 mph NNE 79%
15-Day Forecast
Today
7/4
Overcast
67%
19°
28°
Sun
7/5
Mostly Cloudy
37%
18°
27°
Mon
7/6
Clear
7%
17°
28°
Tue
7/7
Mostly Clear
14%
16°
28°
Wed
7/8
Mostly Clear
76%
17°
27°
Thu
7/9
Thunderstorm
64%
18°
26°
Fri
7/10
Rain
71%
18°
24°
Sat
7/11
Rain
69%
17°
27°
Sun
7/12
Rain
68%
15°
22°
Mon
7/13
Rain
68%
16°
26°
Tue
7/14
Overcast
31%
17°
24°
Wed
7/15
Drizzle
60%
17°
24°
Thu
7/16
Drizzle
60%
16°
23°
Fri
7/17
Drizzle
60%
16°
24°
Sat
7/18
Drizzle
60%
17°
24°
54
Moderate
U.S. Air Quality Index · Dominant: PM2.5
50 100 150 200

Air quality is acceptable. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

Pollutant Breakdown · Today
PM2.5
Fine particulate matter
Dominant
54 AQI 11.0 µg/m³
O3
Ground-level ozone
35 AQI 38 ppb
3-Day Outlook
DayAQICategoryO₃PM2.5
Sun 54 Moderate 35 54
Mon 52 Moderate 39 52
Tue 57 Moderate 44 57
About the Air Quality Index
0–50 Good
51–100 Moderate
101–150 Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
151–200 Unhealthy
201–300 Very Unhealthy
301–500 Hazardous

The U.S. AQI runs 0–500. The overall value equals the highest individual pollutant sub-index, and the dominant pollutant is the one driving it. PM2.5 (fine particles) is reported in µg/m³ and ozone (O3) in ppb. Forecast source: NWS NAQFC.

1000850700500400300250200150100 -40-30-20-10010203040 0.41247101624 LCLLFCEL0°C Temperature (°C) Pressure (hPa)
Temp Dewpoint Parcel (SB) CAPE CIN Dry adiabat Moist adiabat Mixing ratio
RAP
Valid Sat Jul 4, 20:00'Z' · F0 · 130 (13 km CONUS/NA)
Hodograph · kt
10 20 30 40 50 SM
0–1 1–3 3–6 6–9 km
Instability
SBCAPE1390 J/kg
MLCAPE562 J/kg
MUCAPE1390 J/kg
SBCIN0 J/kg
MLCIN0 J/kg
Lifted Index-3.7
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear17 kt
0–1 km Shear6 kt
Eff. Shear16 kt
0–1 km SRH-29
0–3 km SRH-33
Eff. SRH-33
Storm Motion214° @ 16 kt
0–1 km EHI-0.3
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.0
STP (eff)0.0
Supercell0.0
K-Index35.1
Thermo & Levels
PWAT1.89 in
0–3 km LR6.2 °C/km
700–500 LR5.0 °C/km
Total Totals44.4
LCL950 hPa
LFC992 hPa
EL186 hPa
Freezing Lvl14,114 ft