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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Chicago / Wheeling, Pal-Waukee Airport (KPWK)

Lat: 42.12°NLon: 87.9°WElev: 646ft.

Partly Cloudy

38°F

3°C

Humidity 86%
Wind Speed SE 8 mph
Barometer 30.33 in (1027.4 mb)
Dewpoint 34°F (1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill32°F (0°C)
Last update 24 Dec 8:52 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Forest Lake IL

  • Today

    Today: Patchy drizzle after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

    High: 43 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Patchy
    Drizzle

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Drizzle, mainly before 10pm. Patchy fog after 9pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 36. Light and variable wind becoming north northeast 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

    Low: 36 °F

    Drizzle and
    Patchy Fog
    then Areas
    Drizzle and
    Patchy Fog

  • Christmas Day

    Christmas Day: Cloudy, with a high near 40. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 40 °F

    Cloudy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Rain after midnight. Low around 36. East southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    Low: 36 °F

    Cloudy then
    Rain

  • Friday

    Friday: A 50 percent chance of rain before noon. Cloudy, with a high near 45. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.

    High: 45 °F

    Chance Rain
    then Cloudy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36.

    Low: 36 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45.

    High: 45 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Cloudy, with a low around 34.

    Low: 34 °F

    Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 40. Breezy.

    High: 40 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Breezy

Detailed Forecast

Today
Patchy drizzle after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Tonight
Drizzle, mainly before 10pm. Patchy fog after 9pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 36. Light and variable wind becoming north northeast 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Christmas Day
Cloudy, with a high near 40. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Thursday Night
Rain after midnight. Low around 36. East southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Friday
A 50 percent chance of rain before noon. Cloudy, with a high near 45. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45.
Saturday Night
Cloudy, with a low around 34.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 40. Breezy.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 11. Blustery.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 20. Blustery.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 12.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 25.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Forest Lake IL
 42.2°N 88.06°W
Last Update:
7:32 am CST Dec 24, 2025
Forecast Valid:
9am CST Dec 24, 2025-6pm CST Dec 30, 2025
 
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