As of 23:20 CDT

Weather in Lake Forest, IL

45°Current weather

Lake Forest, Saturday, 17 October, 23:20

Clear. Feels like 42°. High 57°, low 35°.

Pressure30.42 inHg
Wind6.9 mph SW
Humidity73%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point37°

Monthly outlook for Lake Forest, IL: average high 62.6°, average low 49.1°. That is 4° above the climate normal for October. Precipitation is expected on 1 day (about 0.1 inches), against a normal of 5 days and 1.6 inches. The warmest day looks like 24 October (69.2°), the coolest 17 October (35.4°).

62.6°/49.1°
Average high / low
+4°
Above normal
1 / 5
Wet days / normal
0.1 in
Precipitation this month

Ten-day blocks vs climate normal

PeriodForecast highNormalDifference
17 October – 26 October62.8°56.6°+3.5°
27 October – 5 November62.2°52.8°+5.2°
6 November – 15 Novemberat normal47.7°—

October records over 66 years

87.4°3 October 2025All-time high
27.5°31 October 2019All-time low

Climate normals and records are computed from the nearest reference point — Highwood (3 mi).

Sun, 1862° / 44°0Clear
62 °Clear

Lake Forest, Sunday, 18 October

Clear. High 62°, low 44°.

Pressure30.42 inHg
Wind12.2 mph SW
Humidity53%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point39°
Mon, 1963° / 44°0Clear
63 °Clear

Lake Forest, Monday, 19 October

Clear. High 63°, low 44°.

Pressure30.39 inHg
Wind3.2 mph SW
Humidity57%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point46°
Tue, 2063° / 44°0Partly cloudy
63 °Partly cloudy

Lake Forest, Tuesday, 20 October

Partly cloudy. High 63°, low 44°.

Pressure30.42 inHg
Wind4.4 mph SE
Humidity68%
Visibility3.6 mi
Dew point51°
Wed, 2166° / 45°0Clear
66 °Clear

Lake Forest, Wednesday, 21 October

Clear. High 66°, low 45°.

Pressure30.27 inHg
Wind3.5 mph SW
Humidity57%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point47°
Thu, 2266° / 49°0Clear
66 °Clear

Lake Forest, Thursday, 22 October

Clear. High 66°, low 49°.

Pressure30.27 inHg
Wind6.1 mph E
Humidity59%
Visibility—
Dew point49°
Fri, 2364° / 56°0.01Light rain
64 °Light rain

Lake Forest, Friday, 23 October

Light rain. High 64°, low 56°.

Pressure30.36 inHg
Wind9.4 mph SE
Humidity61%
Visibility—
Dew point48°
Sat, 2469° / 59°0Overcast
69 °Overcast

Lake Forest, Saturday, 24 October

Overcast. High 69°, low 59°.

Pressure30.21 inHg
Wind13.4 mph S
Humidity37%
Visibility—
Dew point39°
Sun, 2564° / 46°0Overcast
64 °Overcast

Lake Forest, Sunday, 25 October

Overcast. High 64°, low 46°.

Pressure30.39 inHg
Wind13.8 mph SW
Humidity56%
Visibility—
Dew point35°
Mon, 2656° / 40°0Clear
56 °Clear

Lake Forest, Monday, 26 October

Clear. High 56°, low 40°.

Pressure30.39 inHg
Wind7.7 mph W
Humidity33%
Visibility—
Dew point24°
Tue, 2758° / 43°0Overcast
58 °Overcast

Lake Forest, Tuesday, 27 October

Overcast. High 58°, low 43°.

Pressure30.30 inHg
Wind6.8 mph SW
Humidity29%
Visibility—
Dew point23°
Wed, 2861° / 53°0Overcast
61 °Overcast

Lake Forest, Wednesday, 28 October

Overcast. High 61°, low 53°.

Pressure30.09 inHg
Wind14.8 mph SW
Humidity61%
Visibility—
Dew point45°
Thu, 2964° / 61°0.02Light rain
64 °Light rain

Lake Forest, Thursday, 29 October

Light rain. High 64°, low 61°.

Pressure29.80 inHg
Wind21.3 mph SW
Humidity55%
Visibility—
Dew point47°
Fri, 3065° / 55°0Mostly clear
65 °Mostly clear

Lake Forest, Friday, 30 October

Mostly clear. High 65°, low 55°.

Pressure29.91 inHg
Wind10.1 mph W
Humidity23%
Visibility—
Dew point25°
Sat, 3161° / 54°0.06Light rain
61 °Light rain

Lake Forest, Saturday, 31 October

Light rain. High 61°, low 54°.

Pressure30.09 inHg
Wind15.5 mph SE
Humidity49%
Visibility—
Dew point40°
Sun, 0165° / 54°0.03Light rain
65 °Light rain

Lake Forest, Sunday, 1 November

Light rain. High 65°, low 54°.

Pressure29.77 inHg
Wind17.7 mph W
Humidity42%
Visibility—
Dew point40°
From day 17 onward the outlook is built from 60-year climate statistics
Mon, 0252° / 43°0.13Climate normal
52 °Climate normal

Lake Forest, Monday, 2 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high52°
Average low43°
Average precipitation0.13 in
Chance of precipitation38%
Record high68° (1961)
Record low25° (1991)
Tue, 0351° / 42°0.06Climate normal
51 °Climate normal

Lake Forest, Tuesday, 3 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high51°
Average low42°
Average precipitation0.06 in
Chance of precipitation23%
Record high70° (2022)
Record low20° (1991)
Wed, 0451° / 43°0.09Climate normal
51 °Climate normal

Lake Forest, Wednesday, 4 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high51°
Average low43°
Average precipitation0.09 in
Chance of precipitation28%
Record high69° (2022)
Record low18° (1991)
Thu, 0551° / 42°0.12Climate normal
51 °Climate normal

Lake Forest, Thursday, 5 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high51°
Average low42°
Average precipitation0.12 in
Chance of precipitation28%
Record high68° (2022)
Record low22° (1991)
Fri, 0651° / 40°0.09Climate normal
51 °Climate normal

Lake Forest, Friday, 6 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high51°
Average low40°
Average precipitation0.09 in
Chance of precipitation28%
Record high70° (2020)
Record low25° (1991)
Sat, 0750° / 41°0.05Climate normal
50 °Climate normal

Lake Forest, Saturday, 7 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high50°
Average low41°
Average precipitation0.05 in
Chance of precipitation18%
Record high68° (2020)
Record low21° (1991)
Sun, 0849° / 41°0.06Climate normal
49 °Climate normal

Lake Forest, Sunday, 8 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high49°
Average low41°
Average precipitation0.06 in
Chance of precipitation17%
Record high72° (2020)
Record low18° (2019)
Mon, 0950° / 40°0.12Climate normal
50 °Climate normal

Lake Forest, Monday, 9 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high50°
Average low40°
Average precipitation0.12 in
Chance of precipitation38%
Record high72° (2020)
Record low23° (2018)
Tue, 1049° / 40°0.11Climate normal
49 °Climate normal

Lake Forest, Tuesday, 10 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high49°
Average low40°
Average precipitation0.11 in
Chance of precipitation37%
Record high72° (2022)
Record low18° (2017)
Wed, 1147° / 38°0.08Climate normal
47 °Climate normal

Lake Forest, Wednesday, 11 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high47°
Average low38°
Average precipitation0.08 in
Chance of precipitation33%
Record high64° (1964)
Record low16° (2019)
Thu, 1245° / 36°0.06Climate normal
45 °Climate normal

Lake Forest, Thursday, 12 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high45°
Average low36°
Average precipitation0.06 in
Chance of precipitation20%
Record high63° (1964)
Record low7° (2019)
Fri, 1345° / 36°0.05Climate normal
45 °Climate normal

Lake Forest, Friday, 13 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high45°
Average low36°
Average precipitation0.05 in
Chance of precipitation23%
Record high63° (1999)
Record low8° (2019)
Sat, 1446° / 37°0.07Climate normal
46 °Climate normal

Lake Forest, Saturday, 14 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high46°
Average low37°
Average precipitation0.07 in
Chance of precipitation30%
Record high64° (2025)
Record low18° (1986)
Sun, 1546° / 37°0.09Climate normal
46 °Climate normal

Lake Forest, Sunday, 15 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high46°
Average low37°
Average precipitation0.09 in
Chance of precipitation28%
Record high69° (2025)
Record low20° (2019)

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 Lake Forest, 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 Lake Forest, 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.