Lake Forest, IL Weather Forecast and Current Conditions (60045)
Current Conditions From Nearby Local Station
Feels Like 48°F
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Current Conditions From Nearby Local Station
Feels Like 48°F
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Point Forecast at a Glance
This Date in Weather History
1871 - Prolonged drought and dessicating winds led to the great Chicago fire, the Peshtigo horror, and the Michigan fire holocaust. Fire destroyed more than seventeen thousand buildings killing more than 200 persons in the city of Chicago, while a fire consumed the town of Peshtigo WI killing more than 1100 persons. In Wisconsin, a million acres of land were burned, and in Michigan, 2.5 million acres were burned killing 200 persons. "Tornadoes of fire" generated by intense heat caused houses to explode in fire, and burned to death scores of persons seeking refuge in open fields.
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Lake Forest 7 Day Weather Forecast Details
Wednesday Oct 8
Day: Sunny. High near 61, with temperatures falling to around 59 in the afternoon. North northeast wind around 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Thursday Oct 9
Day: Sunny. High near 62, with temperatures falling to around 60 in the afternoon. South southeast wind 0 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. South southeast wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Friday Oct 10
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 67. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday Oct 11
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 65.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Sunday Oct 12
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Monday Oct 13
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Tuesday Oct 14
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 71.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Sun & Moon Monthly
Sunrise 6:57 AM
Sunset 6:22 PM
Last Light 6:50 PM
Moonset 8:45 AM
Contiguous United States Extremes
Tue's High Temperature
100 at Rio Grande Village, TX and 5 Miles South Of Yuma, AZ and 6 Miles West Southwest Of Glamis, CA and ~
Tue's Low Temperature
14 at Lyman, WY
Weather Folklore
When the moon rises red and appears large, with clouds, expect rain in twelve hours.
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About Lake Forest, Illinois
Lake Forest is a city in Lake County, Illinois, United States. The population was 19,367 at the 2020 census. The city is along the shore of Lake Michigan, and is part of the Chicago metropolitan area and the North Shore. Lake Forest was founded with Lake Forest College and was laid out as a town in 1857, a stop for travelers making their way south to Chicago. The Lake Forest City Hall, designed by Charles Sumner Frost, was completed in 1898. It originally housed the fire department, the Lake Forest Library, and city offices.
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