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Last update: 10:34 local time / This forecast is based on the GFS model
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Wind direction
Wind speed (kts)
Wind gusts (max kts)
Cloud cover
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Precipitation (mm / 3h)
Air temperature (°C)
Air pressure (hPa)
Wave direction
Wave height (m)
Wave period (s)

Friday, Jan 09

Wind
Weather
Waves
00h
215° SW
16 kts
max 34 kts
4%
14° C
971 hpa
92° E
0.5 m
6 s
03h
218° SW
20 kts
max 40 kts
12%
12° C
970 hpa
162° SSE
0.5 m
3 s
06h
241° WSW
22 kts
max 35 kts
99%
6° C
974 hpa
228° SW
0.4 m
2 s
09h
303° WNW
15 kts
max 28 kts
99%
1.04 mm
3° C
984 hpa
324° NW
0.4 m
2 s
12h
309° NW
11 kts
max 18 kts
4%
6° C
990 hpa
355° N
0.3 m
3 s
15h
339° NNW
5 kts
max 8 kts
0%
6° C
993 hpa
344° NNW
0.1 m
2 s
18h
62° ENE
4 kts
max 4 kts
0%
4° C
995 hpa
42° NE
0.1 m
8 s
21h
90° E
5 kts
max 8 kts
0%
3° C
996 hpa
41° NE
0.2 m
7 s

Saturday, Jan 10

Wind
Weather
Waves
00h
122° ESE
9 kts
max 15 kts
98%
2° C
995 hpa
40° NE
0.2 m
6 s
03h
147° SSE
3 kts
max 5 kts
64%
2° C
993 hpa
39° NE
0.2 m
6 s
06h
141° SE
4 kts
max 6 kts
99%
2° C
990 hpa
40° NE
0.2 m
6 s
09h
280° W
6 kts
max 11 kts
99%
4.28 mm
1° C
988 hpa
88° E
0.2 m
3 s
12h
298° WNW
12 kts
max 23 kts
99%
0.83 mm
1° C
987 hpa
347° NNW
0.2 m
2 s
15h
284° WNW
12 kts
max 20 kts
4%
1° C
988 hpa
294° WNW
0.2 m
2 s
18h
283° WNW
13 kts
max 23 kts
87%
0° C
990 hpa
294° WNW
0.2 m
2 s
21h
288° WNW
12 kts
max 20 kts
90%
-2° C
990 hpa
309° NW
0.3 m
2 s
Local date
Local time
Wind direction
Wind speed (kts)
Wind gusts (max kts)
Cloud cover
Precipitation type
Precipitation (mm / 3h)
Air temperature (°C)
Air pressure (hPa)
Wave direction
Wave height (m)
Wave period (s)

Sunday, Jan 11

Wind
Weather
Waves
00h
292° WNW
14 kts
max 20 kts
99%
-4° C
991 hpa
310° NW
0.3 m
2 s
03h
294° WNW
15 kts
max 22 kts
75%
-5° C
993 hpa
310° NW
0.3 m
2 s
06h
293° WNW
15 kts
max 27 kts
88%
-5° C
995 hpa
323° NW
0.3 m
2 s
09h
302° WNW
16 kts
max 26 kts
97%
-4° C
998 hpa
354° N
0.4 m
3 s
12h
314° NW
12 kts
max 18 kts
38%
-2° C
1000 hpa
31° NNE
0.3 m
5 s
15h
294° WNW
9 kts
max 12 kts
4%
-1° C
1001 hpa
43° NE
0.3 m
8 s
18h
257° WSW
8 kts
max 16 kts
2%
-2° C
1001 hpa
44° NE
0.4 m
8 s
21h
240° WSW
9 kts
max 20 kts
2%
-2° C
1001 hpa
44° NE
0.3 m
7 s

Monday, Jan 12

Wind
Weather
Waves
00h
232° SW
10 kts
max 25 kts
99%
-2° C
998 hpa
43° NE
0.3 m
7 s
03h
221° SW
13 kts
max 30 kts
99%
-1° C
995 hpa
41° NE
0.2 m
6 s
06h
225° SW
13 kts
max 31 kts
99%
-1° C
993 hpa
40° NE
0.2 m
6 s
09h
242° WSW
12 kts
max 24 kts
0%
0° C
994 hpa
36° NE
0.2 m
4 s
12h
256° WSW
10 kts
max 18 kts
3%
2° C
993 hpa
238° WSW
0.1 m
2 s
15h
249° WSW
9 kts
max 20 kts
7%
3° C
992 hpa
229° SW
0.1 m
1 s
18h
243° WSW
8 kts
max 21 kts
99%
1° C
992 hpa
228° SW
0.1 m
1 s
21h
238° WSW
8 kts
max 19 kts
4%
1° C
992 hpa
224° SW
0.1 m
1 s
Local date
Local time
Wind direction
Wind speed (kts)
Wind gusts (max kts)
Cloud cover
Precipitation type
Precipitation (mm / 3h)
Air temperature (°C)
Air pressure (hPa)
Wave direction
Wave height (m)
Wave period (s)

Tuesday, Jan 13

Wind
Weather
Waves
00h
219° SW
9 kts
max 22 kts
99%
1° C
989 hpa
224° SW
0.1 m
1 s
03h
207° SSW
11 kts
max 29 kts
99%
2° C
986 hpa
218° SW
0.1 m
1 s
06h
203° SSW
14 kts
max 34 kts
99%
3° C
981 hpa
211° SSW
0.1 m
1 s
09h
224° SW
15 kts
max 33 kts
98%
4° C
978 hpa
216° SW
0.1 m
1 s
12h
249° WSW
15 kts
max 30 kts
91%
5° C
976 hpa
223° SW
0.1 m
1 s
15h
270° W
14 kts
max 28 kts
4%
7° C
975 hpa
243° WSW
0.1 m
1 s
18h
285° WNW
13 kts
max 25 kts
99%
5° C
977 hpa
266° W
0.1 m
1 s
21h
279° W
13 kts
max 24 kts
99%
4° C
978 hpa
298° WNW
0.1 m
1 s

Wednesday, Jan 14

Wind
Weather
Waves
00h
281° W
13 kts
max 22 kts
99%
3° C
978 hpa
327° NNW
0.1 m
2 s
03h
306° NW
13 kts
max 22 kts
99%
2° C
979 hpa
345° NNW
0.2 m
2 s
06h
342° NNW
15 kts
max 20 kts
99%
-2° C
982 hpa
15° NNE
0.3 m
3 s
09h
347° NNW
16 kts
max 20 kts
91%
-5° C
988 hpa
37° NE
0.5 m
6 s
12h
351° N
18 kts
max 23 kts
99%
-4° C
991 hpa
43° NE
0.7 m
7 s
15h
354° N
19 kts
max 26 kts
99%
-4° C
994 hpa
45° NE
0.8 m
8 s
18h
346° NNW
17 kts
max 24 kts
88%
-5° C
997 hpa
46° NE
0.9 m
8 s
21h
338° NNW
15 kts
max 21 kts
74%
-6° C
999 hpa
46° NE
0.8 m
8 s
Local date
Local time
Wind direction
Wind speed (kts)
Wind gusts (max kts)
Cloud cover
Precipitation type
Precipitation (mm / 3h)
Air temperature (°C)
Air pressure (hPa)
Wave direction
Wave height (m)
Wave period (s)

Thursday, Jan 15

Wind
Weather
Waves
00h
332° NNW
14 kts
max 19 kts
64%
-7° C
1000 hpa
46° NE
0.8 m
8 s
03h
328° NNW
12 kts
max 15 kts
37%
-8° C
1000 hpa
46° NE
0.8 m
8 s
06h
324° NW
9 kts
max 12 kts
29%
-8° C
1000 hpa
45° NE
0.7 m
8 s
09h
324° NW
5 kts
max 6 kts
6%
-8° C
1000 hpa
45° NE
0.6 m
7 s
12h
300° WNW
4 kts
max 5 kts
0%
-5° C
999 hpa
43° NE
0.5 m
7 s
15h
243° WSW
2 kts
max 4 kts
4%
-4° C
996 hpa
18h
207° SSW
6 kts
max 8 kts
3%
-4° C
995 hpa
21h
209° SSW
8 kts
max 14 kts
10%
-4° C
994 hpa

Friday, Jan 16

Wind
Weather
00h
200° SSW
10 kts
max 19 kts
99%
-4° C
993 hpa
03h
193° SSW
12 kts
max 24 kts
99%
-3° C
990 hpa
06h
197° SSW
13 kts
max 28 kts
99%
-3° C
988 hpa
09h
199° SSW
14 kts
max 26 kts
99%
-3° C
988 hpa
12h
204° SSW
14 kts
max 23 kts
99%
-1° C
986 hpa
15h
202° SSW
13 kts
max 23 kts
87%
0° C
985 hpa
18h
208° SSW
12 kts
max 24 kts
85%
0° C
985 hpa
21h
219° SW
11 kts
max 22 kts
98%
0° C
984 hpa
Local date
Local time
Wind direction
Wind speed (kts)
Wind gusts (max kts)
Cloud cover
Precipitation type
Precipitation (mm / 3h)
Air temperature (°C)
Air pressure (hPa)

Saturday, Jan 17

Wind
Weather
00h
248° WSW
10 kts
max 17 kts
99%
0° C
984 hpa
03h
248° WSW
11 kts
max 18 kts
99%
0° C
985 hpa
06h
274° W
12 kts
max 21 kts
99%
-3° C
986 hpa
09h
277° W
12 kts
max 18 kts
82%
-4° C
988 hpa
12h
278° W
11 kts
max 14 kts
99%
-3° C
989 hpa
15h
288° WNW
10 kts
max 12 kts
99%
-4° C
990 hpa
18h
314° NW
10 kts
max 12 kts
99%
-5° C
992 hpa
21h
326° NW
11 kts
max 13 kts
99%
-7° C
993 hpa

Sunday, Jan 18

Wind
Weather
00h
330° NNW
12 kts
max 13 kts
97%
-8° C
993 hpa
03h
326° NW
12 kts
max 15 kts
83%
-10° C
994 hpa
06h
327° NNW
12 kts
max 16 kts
32%
-11° C
995 hpa
09h
323° NW
11 kts
max 14 kts
89%
-11° C
996 hpa
12h
311° NW
10 kts
max 13 kts
91%
-9° C
995 hpa
15h
305° NW
10 kts
max 13 kts
17%
-8° C
995 hpa

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This is the wind, wave and weather forecast for Lake Forest / Fort Sheridan in Illinois, United States of America. Windfinder specializes in wind, waves, tides and weather reports & forecasts for wind related sports like kitesurfing, windsurfing, surfing, sailing, fishing or paragliding.

Forecast

This forecast is based on the GFS model. Forecasts are available worldwide. The horizontal resolution is about 13 km. Forecasts are computed 4 times a day, at about 11:00 PM, 5:00 AM, 11:00 AM and 5:00 PM Central Standard Time. Predictions are available in time steps of 3 hours for up to 10 days into the future. The arrows point in the direction in which the wind is blowing.

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