Observed 9:05 AM CDT at KPWK

Lincolnshire, IL weather

Sunny and 54°12°, 12°7° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 54°12°

Sunny

Wind: 5 mph7 km/h; From the south-southeast. 57–10 mph16 km/h through 9 PM
Dew point: 46°8°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 12–2 PM · peak 3
Air quality: 67Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.43 inHg1030 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.02 inHg+0.8 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

2°1° warmer than this time yesterday (50°10° then, 52°11° now)

Good hours for

High 69°21° today at 2 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM
Low 51°11° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM

This morningUp to 63°17° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
This afternoonNear 67°19° · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 52°11° by 4 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 65°18° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 72°22° by 2 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 52°11° by 4 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningNear 53°12° · 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 9a	Sunny	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	73%	42%	0
Sat 10a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	64%	80%	1
Sat 11a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	57%	79%	2
Sat 12p	Partly sunny	66°19° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	53%	76%	3
Sat 1p	Partly sunny	68°20° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	49%	70%	3
Sat 2p	Mostly sunny	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	48%	50%	2
Sat 3p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	47%	59%	2
Sat 4p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	48%	65%	1
Sat 5p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	51%	69%	0
Sat 6p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	56%	74%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	62°17°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	63%	77%	0
Sat 8p	Mostly cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	70%	56%	0
Sat 9p	Mostly cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	58°14°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	75%	34%	0
Sat 10p	Mostly cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 57°14°)	57°14°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	76%	25%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 56°13°)	56°13°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	77%	11%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	75%	16%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	75%	17%	0
Sun 2a	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	76%	64%	0
Sun 3a	Partly cloudy	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	53°12°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	77%	72%	0
Sun 4a	Partly cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	52°11°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	78%	59%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	52°11°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	79%	82%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	80%	94%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	82%	98%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	81%	98%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	70%	97%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	62%	95%	2
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	65°18° (likely 59°15° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	55%	79%	2
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 71°22°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	50%	63%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	47%	64%	3
Sun 2p	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	45%	45%	3
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	45%	64%	2
Sun 4p	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	45%	47%	1
Sun 5p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	50%	78%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	56%	78%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	64%	77%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	71%	78%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	77%	79%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	79%	80%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	81%	80%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	82%	83%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	83%	78%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	84%	81%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	86%	72%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	89%	68%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 59°15°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	92%	73%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 59°15°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	95%	82%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 59°15°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	94%	95%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 61°16°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	89%	98%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 69°21°, low 51°11°. Typical 57°14° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Partly sunny. High near 69, with temperatures falling to around 67 in the afternoon. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. South wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
46°8°–51°11°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 39°4°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 51°11°. Typical 56°13° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly 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 70 in the afternoon. South southwest wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. West southwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
49°9°–52°11°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 38°3°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 15 mph25 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 63°17°, low 49°9°. Typical 56°13° / 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
61°16°–63°17°
Low, likely
49°9°–54°12°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 38°3°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 64°18°, low 52°11°. Typical 56°13° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  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 52.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
62°17°–68°20°
Low, likely
51°11°–56°13°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 38°3°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 71°22°, low 52°11°. Typical 55°13° / 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 60°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–72°22°
Low, likely
52°11°–58°14°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 37°3°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 28 mph44 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 68°20°, low 48°9°. Typical 55°13° / 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 60°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  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 48.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
48°9°–61°16°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 37°3°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 31 mph49 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 66°19°, low 49°9°. Typical 54°12° / 37°3°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 56°13°
  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: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 66.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
61°16°–73°23°
Low, likely
49°9°–58°14°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 37°3°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 20 mph33 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 68°20°, low 56°13°. Typical 54°12° / 36°2°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°20°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  50% chance · 0.04 in1 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
63°17°–72°22°
Low, likely
53°12°–59°15°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 36°2°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 65°18°, low 57°14°. Typical 53°12° / 36°2°. Rain 0.48 in12 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  50% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  40% chance · 0.22 in5.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 62°16°
  40% chance · 0.17 in4.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  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°–68°20°
Low, likely
54°12°–61°16°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 36°2°
Wind
20 mph33 km/h, gusts 43 mph70 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 61°16°, low 52°11°. Typical 53°12° / 36°2°. Rain 0.31 in7.9 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 58°15°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 59°15°
  30% chance · 0.23 in5.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 57°14°
  30% chance · 0.22 in5.5 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
48°9°–58°14°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 36°2°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 39 mph63 km/h

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 69°, low 51°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 72°, low 51°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 63°, low 49°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 61–71°; 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

Des Plaines River at Lincolnshire

0.3 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 7.1 ft
Flow: 159 cfs

Reading from Sat 7:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Buffalo Creek (IL) at Wheeling

3.7 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.4 ft
Flow: under 1 cfs

Reading from Sat 7:15 AM · NWS gauge page

West Fork North Branch Chicago River at Deerfield

3.7 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 7.2 ft

Reading from Sat 8:10 AM · NWS gauge page

Skokie River at Lake Forest

4.5 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.0 ft
Flow: 2 cfs

Reading from Sat 8:10 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 90% less heating than a typical week.

This week 13Typical 129

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?

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

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 12°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
—SatOct 24

Lincolnshire 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: 5:17–6:13 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 11 PM–2 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:27 AM · rises 4:54 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking east from Lincolnshire. Water in view.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Lincolnshire, IL weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Des Plaines River at Lincolnshire

Buffalo Creek (IL) at Wheeling

West Fork North Branch Chicago River at Deerfield

Skokie River at Lake Forest

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