Waukegan, IL Weather Forecast and Current Conditions (60079)
Current Conditions From Nearby Local Station
Feels Like 73°F
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Current Conditions From Nearby Local Station
Feels Like 73°F
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Point Forecast at a Glance
This Date in Weather History
1638 - The journal of John Winthrop recorded that a mighty tempest struck eastern New England. This second severe hurricane in three years blew down many trees in mile long tracks.
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Waukegan 7 Day Weather Forecast Details
Saturday Oct 4
Night: Clear. Low around 65, with temperatures rising to around 68 overnight. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Oct 5
Day: Sunny. High near 84, with temperatures falling to around 81 in the afternoon. South southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Monday Oct 6
Day: A chance of rain showers between 1pm and 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. West southwest wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Tuesday Oct 7
Day: Showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 65. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Wednesday Oct 8
Day: Sunny, with a high near 63.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Thursday Oct 9
Day: Sunny, with a high near 66.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Friday Oct 10
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Saturday Oct 11
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.
Sun & Moon Monthly
Sunrise 6:53 AM
Sunset 6:29 PM
Last Light 6:57 PM
Moonset 3:45 AM
Contiguous United States Extremes
Sat's High Temperature
98 at Rio Grande Village, TX
Sat's Low Temperature
24 at 19 Miles Northeast Of Kirk, OR
Weather Folklore
Tulips open their blossoms when the temperature rises, they close again when the temperature falls.
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About Waukegan, Illinois
Waukegan ( wə-KEE-ghən) is a city in Lake County, Illinois, United States, and its county seat. Located 36 miles (58 km) north of Chicago, Waukegan is a satellite city within the greater Chicago metropolitan area.
As of the 2020 census, its population was 89,321, making it the most populous city in Lake County, the seventh-most populous city within the Chicago metropolitan area and the 10th-most populous city in Illinois. However, unlike nearby wealthy North Shore suburbs, Waukegan has long been classified by the Illinois state government as overall "socioeconomically distressed" despite having some middle class inhabitants.
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