Observed 9:45 AM CDT at KUGN

Lakemoor, IL weather

Sunny and 59°15°, 11°6° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 59°15°

Sunny

Wind: 6 mph9 km/h; From the south. 58–10 mph16 km/h through 10 PM
Dew point: 46°8°; Comfortable
UV index: 1Low; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 3
Air quality: 73Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.42 inHg1030 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

5°3° warmer than this time yesterday (50°10° then, 55°13° now)

Good hours for

High 70°21° today at 3 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM
Low 49°9° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM

This morningUp to 63°17° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 70°21° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 50°10° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 65°18° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 73°23° by 3 PM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 50°10° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 55°13° by 9 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 10a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	69%	81%	1
Sat 11a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	62%	79%	2
Sat 12p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	57%	76%	3
Sat 1p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	52%	73%	3
Sat 2p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	50%	67%	3
Sat 3p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	49%	64%	3
Sat 4p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	50%	63%	2
Sat 5p	Mostly cloudy	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	54%	61%	1
Sat 6p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	59%	71%	0
Sat 7p	Mostly cloudy	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	67%	69%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	59°15°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	72%	67%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	57°14°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	76%	56%	0
Sat 10p	Mostly clear	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 55°13°)	55°13°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	78%	26%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	54°12°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	79%	22%	0
Sun 12a	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	78%	39%	0
Sun 1a	Partly cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	77%	67%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 53°12°)	52°11°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	79%	77%	0
Sun 3a	Partly cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 52°11°)	51°11°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	79%	74%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	49°9°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	80%	84%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	48°9°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	81%	95%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	81%	97%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	86%	97%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	84%	98%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	74%	95%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	67%	92%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	60%	87%	2
Sun 12p	Mostly cloudy	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	54%	70%	3
Sun 1p	Partly sunny	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	49%	51%	3
Sun 2p	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	47%	59%	3
Sun 3p	Mostly sunny	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	46%	48%	2
Sun 4p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	47%	34%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	51%	74%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	58%	76%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	67%	74%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	73%	80%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	78%	80%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	81%	80%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	82%	80%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	84%	80%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	85%	79%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	87%	77%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	89%	74%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	50°10°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	92%	74%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	95%	71%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	96%	84%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	96%	91%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	92%	91%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	85%	81%	1

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 70°21°, low 49°9°. Typical 59°15° / 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Partly sunny. High near 70, with temperatures falling to around 67 in the afternoon. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. South wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–70°21°
Low, likely
46°8°–49°9°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 37°3°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 16 mph25 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 49°9°. Typical 59°15° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 73, with temperatures falling to around 70 in the afternoon. South southwest wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 10 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. Southwest wind 0 to 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
59°15° / 36°2°
Wind
8 mph14 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 64°18°, low 46°8°. Typical 58°14° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 53°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, 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
58°14° / 36°2°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 20 mph31 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 64°18°, low 50°10°. Typical 58°14° / 36°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
64°18°–69°21°
Low, likely
49°9°–51°11°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 36°2°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 72°22°, low 50°10°. Typical 57°14° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 62°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 58°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–72°22°
Low, likely
50°10°–55°13°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 36°2°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 68°20°, low 45°7°. Typical 57°14° / 35°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
45°7°–57°14°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 35°2°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
2
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 66°19°, low 47°8°. Typical 56°13° / 35°2°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
61°16°–75°24°
Low, likely
42°6°–59°15°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 35°2°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 69°21°, low 56°13°. Typical 56°13° / 35°2°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°14°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  50% chance · 0.06 in1.4 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
65°18°–74°23°
Low, likely
52°11°–60°16°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 35°2°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Rain. High 65°18°, low 57°14°. Typical 55°13° / 34°1°. Rain 0.51 in13 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  50% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 64°18°
  40% chance · 0.25 in6.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.16 in4.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 58°14°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.5 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–69°21°
Low, likely
54°12°–60°16°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 34°1°
Wind
24 mph38 km/h, gusts 41 mph67 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 60°16°, low 51°11°. Typical 55°13° / 34°1°. Rain 0.32 in8.1 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 58°14°
  30% chance · 0.24 in6.2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 56°13°
  40% chance · 0.18 in4.5 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
58°14°–66°19°
Low, likely
45°7°–59°15°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 34°1°
Wind
21 mph33 km/h, gusts 40 mph64 km/h

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 70°, low 49°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 73°, low 49°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 64°, low 46°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 60–72°; chance of precipitation on Sunday, Monday.

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 near Johnsburg

3.1 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.1 ft

Reading from Sat 8:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Fox River at McHenry (Stratton Lock and Dam) tailwater

3.2 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.2 ft
Flow: 615 cfs

Reading from Sat 8:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Fox River at Fox Lake

4.6 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.1 ft

Reading from Sat 9 AM · NWS gauge page

Boone Creek near Mchenry

5.8 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.0 ft
Flow: 12 cfs

Reading from Sat 8:45 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 89% less heating than a typical week.

This week 14Typical 128

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 46°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 11:00 AM–7:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

MCHENRY STRATTON LOCK/DAM · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1992–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 11°6° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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

−3°−2°SunOct 18
+2°+1°MonOct 19
+6°+3°TueOct 20
+6°+3°WedOct 21
—ThuOct 22
+9°+5°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 40 min; Losing 2 min 39 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 36 min less
Golden hour: 5:17–6:14 PM; Morning 6:58–7:55 AM
Blue hour: 6:14–6:25 PM; Morning 6:47–6:58 AM; first light 6:47 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 65% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:29 AM · rises 4:55 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Lakemoor, 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 near Johnsburg

Fox River at McHenry (Stratton Lock and Dam) tailwater

Fox River at Fox Lake

Boone Creek near Mchenry

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? Poor

Moon