Observed 6:05 PM CDT at KUGN

North Chicago, IL weather

Clear and 59°15°.

Mostly agree

Now 59°15°

Clear

Wind: 7 mph11 km/h; From the southeast. 58–10 mph16 km/h through 6 AM
Dew point: 54°12°; Comfortable · down to 45°7° by 5 AM
UV tomorrow: 3Moderate; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 3
Air quality: 61Moderate; Main pollutant: Ozone
Pressure: 30.35 inHg1028 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.02 inHg−0.7 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Low 52°11° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM
High 71°22° tomorrow at 2 PM
Below 60°16° tomorrow night after 9 PM

TonightDown to 53°12° by 4 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 65°18° by 11 AM · Mostly 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 afternoonDown to 56°13° by 5 PM · 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 6p	Clear	62°17° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	65%	39%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	72%	70%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	75%	41%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	77%	49%	0
Sat 10p	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	77%	26%	0
Sat 11p	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	76%	31%	0
Sun 12a	Partly cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	75%	55%	0
Sun 1a	Partly cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	75%	72%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	75%	80%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	76%	77%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	76%	95%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	76%	92%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	76%	90%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	76%	95%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	73%	87%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	64%	78%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	58%	79%	2
Sun 11a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	52%	79%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	48%	79%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	46%	79%	3
Sun 2p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	46%	61%	3
Sun 3p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	46%	29%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	48%	78%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	52%	76%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	58%	80%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	65%	80%	0
Sun 8p	Partly cloudy	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	68%	76%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	72%	80%	0
Sun 10p	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	75%	71%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WSW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	78%	68%	0
Mon 12a	Partly cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	79%	73%	0
Mon 1a	Partly cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	82%	76%	0
Mon 2a	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	86%	74%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	91%	77%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	95%	87%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	98%	93%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	100%	98%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	100%	98%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	94%	97%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	85%	87%	1
Mon 10a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	76%	83%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	69%	83%	2
Mon 12p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NNE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	71%	85%	3
Mon 1p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NNE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	74%	86%	3
Mon 2p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NNE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	74%	74%	3
Mon 3p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NNE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	74%	81%	2
Mon 4p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NNE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	75%	80%	2
Mon 5p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NNE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	77%	77%	1

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 65°18°, low 52°11°. Typical 59°15° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
62°17°–67°19°
Low, likely
47°8°–52°11°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 42°6°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 71°22°, low 52°11°. Typical 58°14° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°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 71, 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 5 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
50°10°–52°11°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 41°5°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 60°16°, low 51°11°. Typical 58°14° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°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. East northeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Best day outdoors this week: the one dry, mild day the forecasts agree on (high 60°16°).
High, likely
59°15°–62°17°
Low, likely
51°11°–52°11°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 41°5°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 64°18°, low 55°13°. Typical 58°14° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 58°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 64.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.
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 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 69°21°, low 57°14°. Typical 57°14° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  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 69.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
69°21°–71°22°
Low, likely
53°12°–57°14°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 40°4°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 69°21°, low 56°13°. Typical 57°14° / 40°4°. Rain 0.17 in4.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  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 69.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
63°17°–70°21°
Low, likely
52°11°–59°15°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 40°4°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
2
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly cloudy. High 68°20°, low 56°13°. Typical 56°13° / 39°4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  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 68.
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
62°17°–70°21°
Low, likely
48°9°–58°14°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 39°4°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 67°19°, low 58°14°. Typical 56°13° / 39°4°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 64°18°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 60°16°
  40% chance · 0.31 in7.8 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
64°18°–70°21°
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
1
Sunday, Nov 1. Showers. High 66°19°, low 58°14°. Typical 55°13° / 39°4°. Rain 0.44 in11 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.1 in2.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 53°11°
  30% chance
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°–70°21°
Low, likely
56°13°–61°16°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 39°4°
Wind
21 mph33 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 63°17°, low 53°12°. Typical 55°13° / 38°3°. Rain 0.62 in16 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 53°12°
  30% chance · 0.13 in3.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 60°16°
  30% chance · 0.42 in11 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.12 in3 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 43 mph69 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 65°, low 52°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 71°, low 52°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 60°, low 51°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 63–69°; chance of precipitation on 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

Des Plaines River near Gurnee

4.6 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.4 ft
Flow: 77 cfs

Reading from Sat 4:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Skokie River at Lake Forest

5.9 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.0 ft
Flow: 2 cfs

Reading from Sat 4:40 PM · NWS gauge page

Des Plaines River at Lincolnshire

8.6 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 7.1 ft
Flow: 154 cfs

Reading from Sat 3:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Mill Creek (IL) at Old Mill Creek

8.8 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 6.5 ft
Flow: 31 cfs

Reading from Sat 4 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 54°F).

Open the windows?

Sun, 10:00 AM–8:00 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 6°3° 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

North Chicago 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? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 63% cover).

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

North Chicago, 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 near Gurnee

Skokie River at Lake Forest

Des Plaines River at Lincolnshire

Mill Creek (IL) at Old Mill Creek

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