Observed 4:40 PM CDT at KUGN

Lake Bluff, IL weather

Sunny and 63°17°, 8°4° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 63°17°

Sunny

Wind: 9 mph15 km/h; From the southeast. 58–10 mph16 km/h through 5 AM
Dew point: 52°11°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 3Moderate; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 3
Air quality: 50Good; Ozone · tomorrow moderate
Pressure: 30.36 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

About the same as this time yesterday (64°18° then, 62°17° now)

Good hours for

Low 52°11° tonight at 5 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM
High 72°22° tomorrow at 2 PM

TonightDown to 52°11° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonNear 69°21° · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 52°11° by 4 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 60°16° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Monday afternoonNear 59°15° · 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 5p	Partly sunny	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	58%	48%	0
Sat 6p	Clear	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	62%	38%	0
Sat 7p	Mostly cloudy	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	61°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	69%	42%	0
Sat 8p	Mostly clear	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	73%	22%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	75%	17%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	75%	10%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	74%	13%	0
Sun 12a	Partly cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	74%	30%	0
Sun 1a	Partly cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	75%	34%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	75%	74%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	76%	77%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	76%	94%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	76%	94%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	76%	90%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	77%	94%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	75%	88%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	63%	84%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	56%	79%	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	50%	79%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	46%	77%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	44%	79%	3
Sun 2p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	44%	60%	3
Sun 3p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	44%	29%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	46%	80%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	50%	77%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	56%	80%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	62%	81%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	66%	80%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	70%	80%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	73%	69%	0
Sun 11p	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	76%	73%	0
Mon 12a	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	77%	72%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	80%	66%	0
Mon 2a	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	85%	72%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	90%	74%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	95%	73%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	97%	91%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	52°11°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	100%	97%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	52°11°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	100%	98%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	53°12°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	95%	96%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	55°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	86%	89%	1
Mon 10a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	76%	83%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	70%	82%	2
Mon 12p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	71%	85%	2
Mon 1p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	75%	83%	4
Mon 2p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	74%	75%	3
Mon 3p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	74%	81%	2
Mon 4p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NNE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	75%	78%	2

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 67°19°, low 52°11°. Typical 59°15° / 42°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. High near 67, with temperatures falling to around 65 in the afternoon. Southeast wind around 10 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
67°19°–68°20°
Low, likely
46°8°–52°11°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 42°6°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 16 mph25 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 52°11°. Typical 58°14° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 72, with temperatures falling to around 69 in the afternoon. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. West wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
51°11°–52°11°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 41°5°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 60°16°, low 51°11°. Typical 58°14° / 41°5°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 60. North northeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
60°16°–62°17°
Low, likely
51°11°–53°12°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 41°5°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 64°18°, low 54°12°. Typical 58°14° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 64.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
62°17°–64°18°
Low, likely
51°11°–55°13°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 40°4°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
2
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 70°21°, low 56°13°. Typical 57°14° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 70.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
53°12°–57°14°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 40°4°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 28 mph44 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 70°21°, low 55°13°. Typical 57°14° / 40°4°. Rain 0.16 in4.1 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  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 70.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
64°18°–71°22°
Low, likely
52°11°–60°16°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 40°4°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 31 mph49 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly cloudy. High 69°21°, low 56°13°. Typical 56°13° / 39°4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°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: A slight chance of rain showers before 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 69.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
63°17°–71°22°
Low, likely
49°9°–60°16°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 39°4°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 68°20°, low 59°15°. Typical 56°13° / 39°4°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 65°19°
  40% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  50% chance · 0.13 in3.4 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 differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
64°18°–72°22°
Low, likely
52°11°–63°17°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 39°4°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 65°18°, low 58°14°. Typical 55°13° / 39°4°. Rain 0.35 in8.9 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  30% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 50°10°
  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°–67°19°
Low, likely
56°13°–59°15°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 39°4°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 62°17°, low 51°11°. Typical 55°13° / 38°3°. Rain 0.65 in17 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 49°10°
  30% chance · 0.13 in3.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.42 in11 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 54°12°
  30% chance · 0.14 in3.7 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°–67°19°
Low, likely
41°5°–60°16°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 38°3°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 39 mph63 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 67°, low 52°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 72°, low 52°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 60°, low 51°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 62–70°; 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

Skokie River at Lake Forest

3.5 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.9 ft
Flow: 2 cfs

Reading from Sat 3:40 PM · NWS gauge page

Des Plaines River near Gurnee

6.2 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.4 ft
Flow: 77 cfs

Reading from Sat 3:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Des Plaines River at Lincolnshire

6.6 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 7.1 ft
Flow: 156 cfs

Reading from Sat 2:45 PM · NWS gauge page

West Fork North Branch Chicago River at Deerfield

8.0 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 7.2 ft

Reading from Sat 4:10 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 87% less heating than a typical week.

This week 14Typical 112

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 52°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 6:00 PM–7:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Chicago Palwaukee Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1996–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 8°4° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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

±0°SunOct 18
+1°±0°MonOct 19
+3°+1°TueOct 20
+5°+3°WedOct 21
+8°+4°ThuOct 22
+6°+3°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Lake Bluff 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 36 min less
Golden hour: 5:16–6:13 PM; Morning 6:57–7:54 AM
Blue hour: 6:13–6:24 PM; Morning 6:46–6:57 AM; first light 6:46 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 8 PM–12 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:27 AM · rises 4:53 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking east from Lake Bluff. Open water to the horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Lake Bluff, IL weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Skokie River at Lake Forest

Des Plaines River near Gurnee

Des Plaines River at Lincolnshire

West Fork North Branch Chicago River at Deerfield

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