Waukegan, IL Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

Current Conditions From Nearby Local Station

Clear 50°F
Feels Like 50°F  
Humidity 86% Dew Point 46°F Wind S 6 MPH Barometer 29.82 in.757.4 mm
Visibility 10 mi.
Report from a NOAA weather station 3.8 miles NNW of central Waukegan
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Point Forecast at a Glance

FriNov 14
Fri Nov 14: Increasing Clouds
 
 
SatNov 15
Sat Nov 15: Mostly Cloudy, High 67F, Low 36F
67
36
SunNov 16
Sun Nov 16: Sunny, High 47F, Low 30F
47
30
MonNov 17
Mon Nov 17: Mostly Sunny, High 44F, Low 37F
44
37
TueNov 18
Tue Nov 18: Rain, High 44F, Low 35F
50%
44
35
WedNov 19
Wed Nov 19: Partly Sunny, High 47F, Low 39F
47
39
ThuNov 20
Thu Nov 20: Rain Likely, High 49F, Low 39F
50%
49
39

7-Day Temperature Trend

Week Ahead Summary

High temperatures drop from 67°F to a low of 44°F, then recover to 49°F by week's end. Unsettled weather expected with rain likely on at least 4 days.

Climate Context

This week's forecast shows temperatures running 3°F above the historical average for November. Normal highs for this period are around 47°F with lows around 31°F.

This Date in Weather History

1974 - A storm produced 15 inches of snow at the Buffalo, NY, airport, and 30 inches on the south shore of Lake Erie.

More on this and other weather history

Waukegan, IL 7 Day Weather Forecast Details

Friday Nov 14

Increasing Clouds

Night: Increasing clouds, with a temperature rising to around 58 by 3am. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Saturday Nov 15

Mostly Cloudy

Day: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 67. Southwest wind around 15 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Mostly Clear

Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 36. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Sunday Nov 16

Sunny

Day: Sunny, with a high near 47. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Mostly Clear

Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 30. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Monday Nov 17

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 44.

Rain

Night: A 50 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37.

Tuesday Nov 18

Rain

Day: A chance of rain before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 44.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35.

Wednesday Nov 19

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 47.

Rain

Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39.

Thursday Nov 20

Rain Likely

Day: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49.

Rain

Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39.

Friday Nov 21

Rain

Day: A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 50.


About Waukegan, IL

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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