Flooding Threat Continues in Portions of Texas; Poor Air Quality in the Great Lakes through the Mid-Atlantic

Widespread life-threatening flash and urban flooding continues in south-central Texas, with considerable flooding impacts possible across central Texas. Wildfire smoke is impacting air quality across much of the Great Lakes region into southern New England and the Mid-Atlantic. Monsoonal thunderstorms may produce isolated to scattered flash flooding across the Southwest into the Great Basin. Read More >

Current conditions at

Chicago / Wheeling, Pal-Waukee Airport (KPWK)

Lat: 42.12°NLon: 87.9°WElev: 646ft.

Smoke

78°F

26°C

Humidity 76%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.07 in (1017.6 mb)
Dewpoint 70°F (21°C)
Visibility 1.25 mi
Heat Index80°F (27°C)
Last update 17 Jul 7:52 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Forest Lake IL

  • Today

    Today: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm.  Widespread smoke, mainly before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 91. Heat index values as high as 97. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 5 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 10 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    High: 91 °F

    Smoke then
    Scattered
    T-storms

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Isolated showers and thunderstorms before 8pm.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 73 °F

    Isolated
    T-storms then
    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Heat index values as high as 98. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north in the afternoon.

    High: 89 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 64. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

    Low: 64 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 83. East northeast wind around 5 mph.

    High: 83 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.

    Low: 66 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: A slight chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 87. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 87 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers then
    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a chance of showers.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 70.

    Low: 70 °F

    Showers
    Likely

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.

    High: 84 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Widespread smoke, mainly before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 91. Heat index values as high as 97. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 5 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tonight
Isolated showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Heat index values as high as 98. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 64. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 83. East northeast wind around 5 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.
Monday
A slight chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 87. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Monday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 61.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 78.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 59.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 80.
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Point Forecast:
Forest Lake IL
 42.2°N 88.06°W
5:36 am CDT Jul 17, 2026
8am CDT Jul 17, 2026-6pm CDT Jul 23, 2026
 
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