Observed 2:00 PM CDT at KPWK

Forest Lake, IL weather

Sunny and 70°21°, 13°7° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 70°21°

Sunny

Wind: 9 mph15 km/h; From the south. 58–10 mph16 km/h through 2 AM
Dew point: 46°8°; Comfortable
UV index: 3Moderate; Moderate until 4 PM
Air quality: 55Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.38 inHg1029 hPa; Falling · −0.06 inHg−1.9 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 8 PM
Low 49°9° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM

This afternoonNear 69°21° · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 50°10° by 4 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 49°9° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 62°17° by 11 AM · 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 2p	Mostly sunny	70°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	44%	48%	3
Sat 3p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	44%	65%	3
Sat 4p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	44%	66%	2
Sat 5p	Partly sunny	68°20° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	47%	66%	1
Sat 6p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	53%	72%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	60%	68%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	69%	38%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	74%	12%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	75%	9%	0
Sat 11p	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	73%	13%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	73%	9%	0
Sun 1a	Partly cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	74%	52%	0
Sun 2a	Mostly clear	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	77%	63%	0
Sun 3a	Partly cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	77%	56%	0
Sun 4a	Partly cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	79%	81%	0
Sun 5a	Partly cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	78%	60%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	79%	95%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	80%	95%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	50°10°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	80%	98%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	68%	89%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	59%	81%	2
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	66°19° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	51%	76%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	46%	69%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	43%	66%	3
Sun 2p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	43%	53%	3
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	42%	57%	3
Sun 4p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	43%	40%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	47%	77%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	53%	77%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	60%	76%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	67%	78%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	70%	79%	0
Sun 10p	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	74%	76%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	76%	80%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WSW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	77%	80%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	80%	78%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	85%	76%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	91%	72%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	98%	70%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	100%	75%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	100%	91%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 57°14°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	100%	86%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 58°14°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	100%	84%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	53°12°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	91%	85%	1
Mon 10a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	77%	91%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	67%	86%	2
Mon 12p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	65%	86%	2
Mon 1p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	66%	78%	4

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Partly sunny. High 70°21°, low 49°9°. Typical 57°14° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°14°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. High near 70, with temperatures falling to around 68 in the afternoon. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. South southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–70°21°
Low, likely
47°8°–49°9°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 39°4°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
3
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
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  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 southwest wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
49°9°–51°11°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 38°3°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 63°17°, low 46°8°. Typical 56°13° / 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  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 63. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
60°16°–63°17°
Low, likely
46°8°–52°11°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 38°3°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 67°19°, low 53°12°. Typical 56°13° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  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 67.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
64°18°–67°19°
Low, likely
50°10°–53°12°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 38°3°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
2
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 56°13°. Typical 55°13° / 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–73°23°
Low, likely
52°11°–56°13°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 37°3°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 28 mph44 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 73°23°, low 54°12°. Typical 55°13° / 37°3°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  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 73.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–73°23°
Low, likely
54°12°–61°16°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 37°3°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 31 mph49 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly cloudy. High 72°22°, low 55°13°. Typical 54°12° / 37°3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  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 72.
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
67°19°–73°23°
Low, likely
54°12°–60°16°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 37°3°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 70°21°, low 59°15°. Typical 54°12° / 36°2°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°21°
  40% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  40% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  40% chance · 0.12 in3.1 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–73°23°
Low, likely
54°12°–64°18°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 36°2°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 28 mph46 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 64°18°, low 57°14°. Typical 53°12° / 36°2°. Rain 0.51 in13 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.1 in2.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  40% chance · 0.16 in4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 62°16°
  30% chance · 0.14 in3.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 48°9°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–66°19°
Low, likely
55°13°–59°15°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 36°2°
Wind
18 mph28 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
1
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 59°15°, low 47°8°. Typical 53°12° / 36°2°. Rain 0.23 in5.8 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.13 in3.2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 51°11°
  30% chance · 0.17 in4.2 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
56°13°–65°18°
Low, likely
38°3°–58°14°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 36°2°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 39 mph63 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 70°, low 49°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 73°, low 49°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 63°, low 46°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 59–73°; 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

Buffalo Creek (IL) at Wheeling

6.4 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.4 ft
Flow: under 1 cfs

Reading from Sat 12:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Des Plaines River at Lincolnshire

6.9 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 7.1 ft
Flow: 158 cfs

Reading from Sat 11:45 AM · NWS gauge page

West Fork North Branch Chicago River at Deerfield

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 7.2 ft

Reading from Sat 12:40 PM · NWS gauge page

Salt Creek (IL) at Rolling Meadows

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.2 ft
Flow: 3 cfs

Reading from Sat 12:45 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, 3:00 PM–7:00 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 13°7° 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

Forest Lake weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 41 min; Losing 2 min 39 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 35 min less
Golden hour: 5:17–6:14 PM; Morning 6:58–7:54 AM
Blue hour: 6:14–6:25 PM; Morning 6:46–6:58 AM; first light 6:46 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 9 PM–1 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:28 AM · rises 4:54 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking east from Forest Lake. A level horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Forest Lake, IL weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Buffalo Creek (IL) at Wheeling

Des Plaines River at Lincolnshire

West Fork North Branch Chicago River at Deerfield

Salt Creek (IL) at Rolling Meadows

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