Heat Across the Center of the Nation; Severe Thunderstorms Across the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley

Heat expands across the Desert Southwest, Plains, Mississippi Valley and Midwest into Monday. Fire weather concerns continue for portions of the Intermountain West. Active monsoonal moisture fuels thunderstorms over the Southwest with possible flash flooding. Tropical cyclone Fausto in the Pacific, should weaken as it approaches Hawaii; Dangerous surf, swells and rip currents are expected. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Kenosha, Kenosha Regional Airport (KENW)

Lat: 42.6°NLon: 87.94°WElev: 741ft.

Partly Cloudy

89°F

32°C

Humidity 61%
Wind Speed W 8 mph
Barometer 29.86 in (1010.5 mb)
Dewpoint 74°F (23°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index98°F (37°C)
Last update 26 Jul 5:53 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Channel Lake IL

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north after midnight.

    Low: 73 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Monday

    Monday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 10am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 10am and noon.  Partly sunny, with a high near 88. Heat index values as high as 98. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 88 °F

    Showers
    Likely then
    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. West northwest wind around 10 mph becoming north northeast in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 66 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 81. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 81 °F

    Gradual
    Clearing

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

    Low: 59 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 82.

    High: 82 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60.

    Low: 60 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 86.

    High: 86 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65.

    Low: 65 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north after midnight.
Monday
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 10am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 10am and noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 88. Heat index values as high as 98. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. West northwest wind around 10 mph becoming north northeast in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday
Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 81. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 59. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 82.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 60.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 86.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Friday
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81.
Friday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64.
Saturday
A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 81.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 62.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 82.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Channel Lake IL
 42.46°N 88.13°W
2:40 pm CDT Jul 26, 2026
6pm CDT Jul 26, 2026-6pm CDT Aug 2, 2026
 
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