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Lake Forest, IL weather radar & alerts

LAKE COUNTY · 42.24°N 87.86°W · UPDATED 2:45 PM CST
43°6° Cloudy Feels like 39°4°
H 43°6° · L 32°0°
WindN 6 mph9 km/h
Humidity61%
Rain9%
Air quality7 Good
Pressure30.05 in101.8 kPa
Sunset4:32 PM
Now 43°6°
4PM 43°6°
5PM 39°4°
6PM 37°3°
7PM 37°3°
8PM 37°3°

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7-day forecast for Lake Forest

Today Partly sunny 43°6° 32°0° 14% rain
Sat Sunny 46°8° 32°0° 6% rain
Sun Sunny 48°9° 32°0° No rain
Mon Sunny 52°11° 32°0° No rain
Tue Sunny 54°12° 34°1° No rain
Wed Sunny 55°13° 41°5° 1% rain
Thu Partly sunny then slight chance rain 59°15° 45°7° 16% rain

Detailed forecast

Forecast text by the National Weather Service
Today
Partly sunny. High near 43, with temperatures falling to around 40 in the afternoon. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. North northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday
Sunny. High near 47, with temperatures falling to around 42 in the afternoon. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday night
Mostly clear, with a low around 32. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 48. North northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Sunday night
Mostly clear, with a low around 32.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 51.
Monday night
Mostly clear, with a low around 32.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 54.
Tuesday night
Mostly clear, with a low around 33.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 56.
Wednesday night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 41.
Thursday
A slight chance of rain after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 59.
Thursday night
A slight chance of rain before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.

Detailed forecast

Forecast text by the National Weather Service
Today
Partly sunny. High near 6, with temperatures falling to around 4 in the afternoon. North wind 20 to 25 km/h, with gusts as high as 35 km/h.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 0. North northwest wind 15 to 20 km/h.
Saturday
Sunny. High near 8, with temperatures falling to around 6 in the afternoon. North northwest wind 5 to 15 km/h.
Saturday night
Mostly clear, with a low around 0. Northwest wind around 5 km/h.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 9. North northwest wind 0 to 5 km/h.
Sunday night
Mostly clear, with a low around 0.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 11.
Monday night
Mostly clear, with a low around 0.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 12.
Tuesday night
Mostly clear, with a low around 1.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 13.
Wednesday night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 5.
Thursday
A slight chance of rain after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 15.
Thursday night
A slight chance of rain before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 7.
Tropics near Lake Forest
No active tropical storms or hurricanes.
Hurricane tracker
Earthquakes within 250 mi400 km
No M2.5+ earthquakes near Lake Forest in the last 7 days.
Fire detections within 250 mi400 km 81 satellite detections Nearest 24 mi39 km SW, near Bartlett, IL · 37 h ago Fire map

News radio for Lake Forest

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NPR Illinois Public radio · MP3 56k This station plays in the app
91.5 WBEZ-FM Public radio · AAC 63k This station plays in the app
Tri States Public Radio | TSPR | WIUM Public radio · MP3 96k This station plays in the app
WGLT News / Talk · AAC+ 320k This station plays in the app
WSOY-AM 1340 & 103.3 Decatur, IL News · AAC+ 32k This station plays in the app
WMBD 1470 AM 100.3 FM Peoria News and Talk News · AAC+ 64k This station plays in the app
Arthur Radio News / Talk · MP3 128k This station plays in the app
WXJ71 162.475 NOAA Weather Radio Peoria, IL Weather · MP3 32k This station plays in the app
17 more stations in the app

About Lake Forest weather today

Lake Forest is cloudy at 43°F with a north wind of 6 mph. No weather alerts are in effect right now. No rain or snow is in the forecast for the next seven days. Highs this week range from 43°F to 59°F. Warnings for Lake Forest are issued by the National Weather Service.

Lake Forest is cloudy at 6°C with a north wind of 9 km/h. No weather alerts are in effect right now. No rain or snow is in the forecast for the next seven days. Highs this week range from 6°C to 15°C. Warnings for Lake Forest are issued by the National Weather Service.

Frequently asked

Is there a weather alert in Lake Forest right now?

No. There are no active weather alerts for Lake Forest right now. This list updates every minute from the National Weather Service.

No. There are no active weather alerts for Lake Forest right now. This list updates every minute from the National Weather Service.

Will it rain in Lake Forest this week?

Rain is unlikely: no day in the next seven days has more than a 16% chance.

Rain is unlikely: no day in the next seven days has more than a 16% chance.

Is a hurricane heading toward Lake Forest?

No. The National Hurricane Center is not tracking any tropical storm or hurricane right now.

No. The National Hurricane Center is not tracking any tropical storm or hurricane right now.

Lake Forest at a glance

County
Lake
NWS office
Chicago
Time zone
Central (CST)
Sunrise / sunset
6:39 AM / 4:32 PM
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