As of 14:09 CDT

Weather in Forest Lake, IL

78°Current weather

Forest Lake, Wednesday, 7 October, 14:09

Clear. Feels like 77°. High 78°, low 55°.

Pressure29.80 inHg
Wind11.5 mph NW
Humidity45%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point55°

Monthly outlook for Forest Lake, IL: average high 64°, average low 47.8°. That is 2.2° above the climate normal for October. Precipitation is expected on 2 days (about 0.3 inches), against a normal of 5 days and 1.6 inches. The warmest day looks like 7 October (77.6°), the coolest 14 October (39.1°).

64°/47.8°
Average high / low
+2.2°
Above normal
2 / 5
Wet days / normal
0.3 in
Precipitation this month

Ten-day blocks vs climate normal

PeriodForecast highNormalDifference
7 October – 16 October69.6°61.3°+4.6°
17 October – 26 October54.8°57.1°-1.3°
27 October – 5 Novemberat normal53.1°—

October records over 66 years

86.9°3 October 2025All-time high
26.1°30 October 1988All-time low

Climate normals and records are computed from the nearest reference point — Round Lake Beach (12 mi).

Thu, 0869° / 53°0Mostly clear
69 °Mostly clear

Forest Lake, Thursday, 8 October

Mostly clear. High 69°, low 53°.

Pressure30.12 inHg
Wind8.8 mph NW
Humidity45%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point42°
Fri, 0968° / 49°0Overcast
68 °Overcast

Forest Lake, Friday, 9 October

Overcast. High 68°, low 49°.

Pressure30.15 inHg
Wind8.6 mph SE
Humidity50%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point48°
Sat, 1077° / 60°0Clear
77 °Clear

Forest Lake, Saturday, 10 October

Clear. High 77°, low 60°.

Pressure30.09 inHg
Wind11.6 mph S
Humidity55%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point56°
Sun, 1165° / 56°0.09Light rain
65 °Light rain

Forest Lake, Sunday, 11 October

Light rain. High 65°, low 56°.

Pressure29.91 inHg
Wind7.1 mph E
Humidity86%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point59°
Mon, 1275° / 52°0.15Light rain
75 °Light rain

Forest Lake, Monday, 12 October

Light rain. High 75°, low 52°.

Pressure29.80 inHg
Wind9.2 mph NE
Humidity69%
Visibility—
Dew point59°
Tue, 1361° / 44°0.02Light rain
61 °Light rain

Forest Lake, Tuesday, 13 October

Light rain. High 61°, low 44°.

Pressure29.97 inHg
Wind18 mph NW
Humidity70%
Visibility—
Dew point44°
Wed, 1457° / 39°0Overcast
57 °Overcast

Forest Lake, Wednesday, 14 October

Overcast. High 57°, low 39°.

Pressure30.21 inHg
Wind8.5 mph E
Humidity53%
Visibility—
Dew point38°
Thu, 1571° / 50°0Overcast
71 °Overcast

Forest Lake, Thursday, 15 October

Overcast. High 71°, low 50°.

Pressure29.94 inHg
Wind15 mph S
Humidity38%
Visibility—
Dew point39°
Fri, 1675° / 53°0Partly cloudy
75 °Partly cloudy

Forest Lake, Friday, 16 October

Partly cloudy. High 75°, low 53°.

Pressure29.77 inHg
Wind13.7 mph SW
Humidity74%
Visibility—
Dew point65°
Sat, 1753° / 47°0Overcast
53 °Overcast

Forest Lake, Saturday, 17 October

Overcast. High 53°, low 47°.

Pressure29.97 inHg
Wind12.6 mph W
Humidity64%
Visibility—
Dew point40°
Sun, 1849° / 43°0Overcast
49 °Overcast

Forest Lake, Sunday, 18 October

Overcast. High 49°, low 43°.

Pressure30.03 inHg
Wind13.4 mph W
Humidity73%
Visibility—
Dew point37°
Mon, 1956° / 40°0Overcast
56 °Overcast

Forest Lake, Monday, 19 October

Overcast. High 56°, low 40°.

Pressure30.15 inHg
Wind9.2 mph W
Humidity59%
Visibility—
Dew point39°
Tue, 2060° / 42°0Clear
60 °Clear

Forest Lake, Tuesday, 20 October

Clear. High 60°, low 42°.

Pressure30.15 inHg
Wind9 mph NW
Humidity44%
Visibility—
Dew point35°
Wed, 2154° / 39°0Overcast
54 °Overcast

Forest Lake, Wednesday, 21 October

Overcast. High 54°, low 39°.

Pressure30.30 inHg
Wind8.1 mph NE
Humidity50%
Visibility—
Dew point34°
Thu, 2256° / 40°0Overcast
56 °Overcast

Forest Lake, Thursday, 22 October

Overcast. High 56°, low 40°.

Pressure30.30 inHg
Wind4.3 mph N
Humidity54%
Visibility—
Dew point36°
From day 17 onward the outlook is built from 60-year climate statistics
Fri, 2357° / 45°0.13Climate normal
57 °Climate normal

Forest Lake, Friday, 23 October

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high57°
Average low45°
Average precipitation0.13 in
Chance of precipitation42%
Record high76° (1963)
Record low30° (1969)
Sat, 2456° / 45°0.1Climate normal
56 °Climate normal

Forest Lake, Saturday, 24 October

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high56°
Average low45°
Average precipitation0.1 in
Chance of precipitation38%
Record high76° (2023)
Record low27° (1981)
Sun, 2556° / 44°0.1Climate normal
56 °Climate normal

Forest Lake, Sunday, 25 October

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high56°
Average low44°
Average precipitation0.1 in
Chance of precipitation33%
Record high72° (2012)
Record low30° (1962)
Mon, 2655° / 44°0.13Climate normal
55 °Climate normal

Forest Lake, Monday, 26 October

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high55°
Average low44°
Average precipitation0.13 in
Chance of precipitation28%
Record high76° (1963)
Record low26° (1962)
Tue, 2755° / 43°0.08Climate normal
55 °Climate normal

Forest Lake, Tuesday, 27 October

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high55°
Average low43°
Average precipitation0.08 in
Chance of precipitation33%
Record high73° (2014)
Record low30° (1980)
Wed, 2854° / 43°0.05Climate normal
54 °Climate normal

Forest Lake, Wednesday, 28 October

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high54°
Average low43°
Average precipitation0.05 in
Chance of precipitation22%
Record high68° (1999)
Record low30° (1976)
Thu, 2954° / 42°0.06Climate normal
54 °Climate normal

Forest Lake, Thursday, 29 October

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high54°
Average low42°
Average precipitation0.06 in
Chance of precipitation20%
Record high78° (2024)
Record low28° (1988)
Fri, 3056° / 43°0.09Climate normal
56 °Climate normal

Forest Lake, Friday, 30 October

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high56°
Average low43°
Average precipitation0.09 in
Chance of precipitation30%
Record high76° (2024)
Record low26° (1988)
Sat, 3154° / 43°0.12Climate normal
54 °Climate normal

Forest Lake, Saturday, 31 October

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high54°
Average low43°
Average precipitation0.12 in
Chance of precipitation42%
Record high71° (1974)
Record low28° (2019)
Sun, 0153° / 42°0.16Climate normal
53 °Climate normal

Forest Lake, Sunday, 1 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high53°
Average low42°
Average precipitation0.16 in
Chance of precipitation45%
Record high71° (2016)
Record low20° (2019)
Mon, 0252° / 41°0.14Climate normal
52 °Climate normal

Forest Lake, Monday, 2 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high52°
Average low41°
Average precipitation0.14 in
Chance of precipitation37%
Record high72° (1961)
Record low23° (1991)
Tue, 0351° / 40°0.06Climate normal
51 °Climate normal

Forest Lake, Tuesday, 3 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high51°
Average low40°
Average precipitation0.06 in
Chance of precipitation30%
Record high70° (1987)
Record low17° (1991)
Wed, 0451° / 41°0.1Climate normal
51 °Climate normal

Forest Lake, Wednesday, 4 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high51°
Average low41°
Average precipitation0.1 in
Chance of precipitation32%
Record high69° (2022)
Record low15° (1991)
Thu, 0551° / 40°0.12Climate normal
51 °Climate normal

Forest Lake, Thursday, 5 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high51°
Average low40°
Average precipitation0.12 in
Chance of precipitation28%
Record high71° (1978)
Record low20° (1991)

About the monthly outlook

How accurate is a 30-day forecast?

The first 16 days come from weather models — reliable for the first 3–5 days and progressively less so after that. Days 17 through 30 for Forest Lake, IL are built from the climate normal, the 60-year average, so they show typical weather for those dates rather than a specific forecast.

What does "above normal" mean?

We compare the forecast against the climate normal for those exact calendar days, computed from 60 years of observations. The deviation shows how much the coming month differs from a typical one.

Where do the 66-year records come from?

They are real temperature extremes recorded in Forest Lake, IL since 1960: the highest and lowest reading for each calendar date, with the year it happened.

How often is it updated?

The forecast portion refreshes every hour; the climate portion is based on long-term data and stays stable.