As of 18:51 CDT

Weather in Forest Lake, IL

66°Current weather

Forest Lake, Wednesday, 7 October, 18:51

Clear. Feels like 65°. High 76°, low 55°.

Pressure29.85 inHg
Wind9.2 mph N
Humidity53%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point48°

Monthly outlook for Forest Lake, IL: average high 66°, average low 50.6°. That is 3.3° above the climate normal for October. Precipitation is expected on 3 days (about 0.2 inches), against a normal of 5 days and 1.6 inches. The warmest day looks like 15 October (85.5°), the coolest 18 October (37.7°).

66°/50.6°
Average high / low
+3.3°
Above normal
3 / 5
Wet days / normal
0.2 in
Precipitation this month

Ten-day blocks vs climate normal

PeriodForecast highNormalDifference
7 October – 16 October71.2°61.3°+5.5°
17 October – 26 October57.3°57.1°+0.1°
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, 0870° / 51°0Mostly clear
70 °Mostly clear

Forest Lake, Thursday, 8 October

Mostly clear. High 70°, low 51°.

Pressure30.09 inHg
Wind8.6 mph NW
Humidity47%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point44°
Fri, 0969° / 49°0.06Light rain
69 °Light rain

Forest Lake, Friday, 9 October

Light rain. High 69°, low 49°.

Pressure30.15 inHg
Wind7.4 mph S
Humidity48%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point48°
Sat, 1077° / 60°0Clear
77 °Clear

Forest Lake, Saturday, 10 October

Clear. High 77°, low 60°.

Pressure30.12 inHg
Wind9.2 mph S
Humidity55%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point56°
Sun, 1168° / 57°0Overcast
68 °Overcast

Forest Lake, Sunday, 11 October

Overcast. High 68°, low 57°.

Pressure30.00 inHg
Wind5.6 mph SE
Humidity69%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point57°
Mon, 1275° / 54°0.04Light rain
75 °Light rain

Forest Lake, Monday, 12 October

Light rain. High 75°, low 54°.

Pressure29.83 inHg
Wind8.1 mph SW
Humidity65%
Visibility—
Dew point58°
Tue, 1366° / 49°0.02Light rain
66 °Light rain

Forest Lake, Tuesday, 13 October

Light rain. High 66°, low 49°.

Pressure30.03 inHg
Wind14.9 mph N
Humidity63%
Visibility—
Dew point45°
Wed, 1464° / 50°0Overcast
64 °Overcast

Forest Lake, Wednesday, 14 October

Overcast. High 64°, low 50°.

Pressure30.00 inHg
Wind11.3 mph SE
Humidity46%
Visibility—
Dew point37°
Thu, 1585° / 65°0Partly cloudy
85 °Partly cloudy

Forest Lake, Thursday, 15 October

Partly cloudy. High 85°, low 65°.

Pressure29.71 inHg
Wind19.1 mph SW
Humidity62%
Visibility—
Dew point63°
Fri, 1663° / 48°0Clear
63 °Clear

Forest Lake, Friday, 16 October

Clear. High 63°, low 48°.

Pressure30.27 inHg
Wind14.4 mph NW
Humidity48%
Visibility—
Dew point41°
Sat, 1752° / 43°0Mostly clear
52 °Mostly clear

Forest Lake, Saturday, 17 October

Mostly clear. High 52°, low 43°.

Pressure30.33 inHg
Wind12.7 mph N
Humidity48%
Visibility—
Dew point32°
Sun, 1855° / 38°0Clear
55 °Clear

Forest Lake, Sunday, 18 October

Clear. High 55°, low 38°.

Pressure30.42 inHg
Wind6.8 mph NE
Humidity42%
Visibility—
Dew point29°
Mon, 1958° / 43°0Overcast
58 °Overcast

Forest Lake, Monday, 19 October

Overcast. High 58°, low 43°.

Pressure30.47 inHg
Wind11.4 mph SE
Humidity38%
Visibility—
Dew point30°
Tue, 2059° / 49°0.04Light rain
59 °Light rain

Forest Lake, Tuesday, 20 October

Light rain. High 59°, low 49°.

Pressure30.27 inHg
Wind11.3 mph SW
Humidity52%
Visibility—
Dew point40°
Wed, 2161° / 51°0Overcast
61 °Overcast

Forest Lake, Wednesday, 21 October

Overcast. High 61°, low 51°.

Pressure30.09 inHg
Wind6.9 mph NW
Humidity55%
Visibility—
Dew point44°
Thu, 2259° / 48°0Overcast
59 °Overcast

Forest Lake, Thursday, 22 October

Overcast. High 59°, low 48°.

Pressure29.83 inHg
Wind5.5 mph NE
Humidity49%
Visibility—
Dew point38°
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.