| NWS Forecast for: Lake County Issued by: National Weather Service Chicago, IL Last Update: 254 PM CST Wed Jan 14 2026 |  |
Late This Afternoon: Mostly cloudy. Patchy blowing and drifting snow. Scattered snow showers. Blustery. Temperatures in the lower 20s. Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. Tonight: Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Patchy blowing and drifting snow early in the evening. Numerous snow showers in the evening. Scattered snow showers after midnight. Snow accumulation around an inch. Blustery. Lows around 15. Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph, becoming 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 25 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. Thursday: Mostly sunny in the morning, then becoming partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 20s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph, becoming west in the afternoon. Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy. A chance of snow in the evening, then snow after midnight. Snow accumulation around an inch. Lows in the lower 20s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 90 percent. Friday: Mostly cloudy. A chance of snow showers. Highs in the mid 30s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. Friday Night: Mostly cloudy. A chance of snow. Lows around 15. West winds around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. Saturday: Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of snow. Near steady temperature around 20. Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of snow. Lows 5 to 10 above. Sunday: Mostly cloudy. Highs 15 to 20. Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy. Lows around 10 above. Martin Luther King Jr Day: Mostly cloudy. Near steady temperature 10 to 15. Monday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows around zero. Wind chill values as low as 15 below after midnight. Tuesday: Mostly sunny in the morning, then becoming partly cloudy. Highs around 20. Wind chill values as low as 15 below in the morning. Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy. Near steady temperature 10 to 15. Wednesday: Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 20s. | |
| Zone Forecast: Lake County | |
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