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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Chicago / Wheeling, Pal-Waukee Airport (KPWK)

Lat: 42.12°NLon: 87.9°WElev: 646ft.

Overcast and Breezy

33°F

1°C

Humidity 58%
Wind Speed NW 23 G 32 mph
Barometer 29.94 in (1014.6 mb)
Dewpoint 20°F (-7°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill21°F (-6°C)
Last update 26 Nov 4:52 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Forest Lake IL

Wind Advisory November 26, 05:39pm until November 26, 09:00pm
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Wind Advisory
  •  
    Wind Advisory November 26, 05:39pm until November 26, 09:00pm

    NOW until 9:00pm Wed

    Wind Advisory

  • This Afternoon

    High: 30 °F

    Isolated Snow
    Showers and
    Windy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 24. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    Low: 24 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds and
    Blustery

  • Thanksgiving Day

    Thanksgiving Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 31. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 31 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Blustery

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Isolated flurries before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 21 °F

    Isolated
    Flurries

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 31. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 31 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 50 percent chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20.

    Low: 20 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Snow. The snow could be heavy at times. High near 31. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

    High: 31 °F

    Heavy Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Snow. Cloudy, with a low around 26.

    Low: 26 °F

    Snow

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Isolated snow showers. Cloudy, with a steady temperature around 30. Windy, with a west northwest wind around 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight
Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 24. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Thanksgiving Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 31. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Thursday Night
Isolated flurries before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 31. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday Night
A 50 percent chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20.
Saturday
Snow. The snow could be heavy at times. High near 31. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Saturday Night
Snow. Cloudy, with a low around 26.
Sunday
A chance of snow showers before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 31.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 20.
Monday Night
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 5.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 22.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 29.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Forest Lake IL
 42.2°N 88.06°W
Last Update:
3:11 pm CST Nov 26, 2025
Forecast Valid:
5pm CST Nov 26, 2025-6pm CST Dec 3, 2025
 
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