Observed 4:25 PM CDT at KPWK

Barrington, IL weather

Mostly cloudy and 68°20°, 14°8° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 68°20°

Mostly cloudy

Wind: 10 mph17 km/h; From the south-southeast. Up to 10 mph17 km/h through 4 AM
Dew point: 46°8°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 3Moderate; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 3
Air quality: 62Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.37 inHg1028 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.03 inHg−1.1 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Below 60°16° tonight after 9 PM
Low 49°9° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM
High 73°23° tomorrow at 2 PM

This afternoonNear 70°21° · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 50°10° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 73°23° by 2 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 50°10° by 4 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 62°17° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Monday afternoonNear 63°17° · Mostly cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 4p	Partly sunny	71°22° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	42%	45%	2
Sat 5p	Partly sunny	69°21° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	45%	35%	1
Sat 6p	Mostly cloudy	66°19° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	50%	40%	0
Sat 7p	Mostly cloudy	62°17° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	57%	40%	0
Sat 8p	Mostly clear	60°16° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	64%	26%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	71%	51%	0
Sat 10p	Mostly clear	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	73%	18%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	72%	18%	0
Sun 12a	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	73%	33%	0
Sun 1a	Partly cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	74%	42%	0
Sun 2a	Partly cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	76%	62%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	78%	85%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	81%	97%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	80%	95%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	80%	93%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	81%	94%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	50°10°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	82%	90%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	70%	85%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	60%	78%	2
Sun 11a	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	52%	79%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	47%	79%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	44%	80%	3
Sun 2p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	43%	60%	3
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	42%	61%	3
Sun 4p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	43%	72%	2
Sun 5p	Partly sunny	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	47%	73%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	51%	81%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	59%	81%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	64%	80%	0
Sun 9p	Partly cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	67%	76%	0
Sun 10p	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	71%	74%	0
Sun 11p	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	73%	73%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WSW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	75%	77%	0
Mon 1a	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WSW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	77%	70%	0
Mon 2a	Partly cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	81%	72%	0
Mon 3a	Partly cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	87%	71%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	94%	70%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	99%	74%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	100%	93%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	100%	97%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	100%	97%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	91%	91%	1
Mon 10a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	78%	86%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	68%	76%	2
Mon 12p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	65%	76%	2
Mon 1p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	65%	74%	3
Mon 2p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	63%	84%	3
Mon 3p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	64%	87%	2

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 71°22°, low 49°9°. Typical 57°14° / 39°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. High near 71, with temperatures falling to around 69 in the afternoon. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. South southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
67°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
47°8°–49°9°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 39°4°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 49°9°. Typical 56°13° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 73, with temperatures falling to around 71 in the afternoon. South southwest wind 0 to 10 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. West wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
49°9°–53°12°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 38°3°
Wind
8 mph14 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 64°18°, low 46°8°. Typical 56°13° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 64. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
61°16°–64°18°
Low, likely
46°8°–51°11°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 38°3°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 20 mph31 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 68°20°, low 54°12°. Typical 56°13° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 68.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
65°18°–68°20°
Low, likely
50°10°–54°12°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 38°3°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
2
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 56°13°. Typical 55°13° / 37°3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 60°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
66°19°–74°23°
Low, likely
53°12°–56°13°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 37°3°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 74°23°, low 55°13°. Typical 55°13° / 37°3°. Rain 0.2 in5.1 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 69°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
65°18°–74°23°
Low, likely
52°11°–60°16°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 37°3°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly cloudy. High 73°23°, low 55°13°. Typical 54°12° / 37°3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 73.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
63°17°–74°23°
Low, likely
49°9°–61°16°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 37°3°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Rain. High 69°21°, low 59°15°. Typical 54°12° / 36°2°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  40% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 65°18°
  50% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 58°15°
  50% chance · 0.14 in3.6 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
64°18°–72°22°
Low, likely
53°12°–64°18°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 36°2°
Wind
15 mph23 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Rain. High 65°18°, low 57°14°. Typical 53°12° / 36°2°. Rain 0.35 in8.9 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  40% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 49°9°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
63°17°–66°19°
Low, likely
55°13°–58°14°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 36°2°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
1
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 61°16°, low 49°9°. Typical 53°12° / 36°2°. Rain 0.61 in15 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  30% chance · 0.15 in3.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  30% chance · 0.35 in8.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 53°11°
  30% chance · 0.14 in3.5 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
55°13°–66°19°
Low, likely
38°3°–59°15°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 36°2°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 40 mph64 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 71°, low 49°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 73°, low 49°.
Monday
Dry, high 64°, low 46°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 61–74°; chance of precipitation on Saturday, Sunday.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (LOT) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Fox River at Algonquin

8.3 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.8 ft
Flow: 1,020 cfs

Reading from Sat 3:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Fox River at Algonquin tailwater

8.5 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.8 ft
Flow: 875 cfs

Reading from Sat 3:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Salt Creek (IL) at Rolling Meadows

8.5 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.2 ft
Flow: 3 cfs

Reading from Sat 3:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Buffalo Creek (IL) at Wheeling

8.7 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.4 ft
Flow: under 1 cfs

Reading from Sat 3:15 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 88% less heating than a typical week.

This week 15Typical 129

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 46°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 5:00 PM–8:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

BARRINGTON 3SW · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1962–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 14°8° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 4°2° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−4°−2°SunOct 18
+1°MonOct 19
+4°+2°TueOct 20
+4°+2°WedOct 21
+8°+4°ThuOct 22
+10°+5°FriOct 23
+9°+5°SatOct 24

Barrington weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 41 min; Losing 2 min 44 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 35 min less
Golden hour: 5:18–6:14 PM; Morning 6:58–7:54 AM
Blue hour: 6:14–6:25 PM; Morning 6:47–6:58 AM; first light 6:47 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 10 PM–12 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:28 AM · rises 4:55 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Barrington. The highest point on the skyline is about 1,400 ft, 13 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Barrington, IL weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Fox River at Algonquin

Fox River at Algonquin tailwater

Salt Creek (IL) at Rolling Meadows

Buffalo Creek (IL) at Wheeling

For your home

Heating this week

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon