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Wind, waves & weather forecast Lake Forest / Fort Sheridan

242.2°
9 kts
West-Southwest
99.95%Rain
17 °C
Rain
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Last update: 05:36 local time / Next update: 11:50 local time / This forecast is based on the GFS model
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Wednesday, Apr 15

Wind
Weather
Waves
01h
241.17°
7
22
87.82%
Rain
4.9
18
981
217.88°
0.1
1
01h
241.17°
4 m/s
max 11
87.82%Rain
4.9 mm
18 °C
981 hPa
217.88°
0.1 m
1 s
04h
207.2°
10
22
99.95%
18
981
209.38°
0.1
1
04h
207.2°
5 m/s
max 12
99.95%
18 °C
981 hPa
209.38°
0.1 m
1 s
07h
242.2°
9
19
99.95%
Rain
0.5
17
982
217.25°
0.1
1
07h
242.2°
5 m/s
max 10
99.95%Rain
0.5 mm
17 °C
982 hPa
217.25°
0.1 m
1 s
10h
189.28°
10
17
99.95%
Rain
5
16
983
203.38°
0.1
1
10h
189.28°
5 m/s
max 9
99.95%Rain
5 mm
16 °C
983 hPa
203.38°
0.1 m
1 s
13h
199.6°
10
19
99.95%
Rain
1.7
18
983
196.38°
0.1
1
13h
199.6°
5 m/s
max 10
99.95%Rain
1.7 mm
18 °C
983 hPa
196.38°
0.1 m
1 s
16h
215.87°
13
24
99.95%
20
982
197.62°
0.1
1
16h
215.87°
7 m/s
max 12
99.95%
20 °C
982 hPa
197.62°
0.1 m
1 s
19h
216.26°
12
24
99.95%
18
982
159.62°
0.1
2
19h
216.26°
6 m/s
max 12
99.95%
18 °C
982 hPa
159.62°
0.1 m
2 s
22h
214.71°
10
25
99.95%
Rain
1.6
17
982
144°
0.1
2
22h
214.71°
5 m/s
max 13
99.95%Rain
1.6 mm
17 °C
982 hPa
144°
0.1 m
2 s

Thursday, Apr 16

Wind
Weather
Waves
01h
227.18°
9
21
99.95%
Rain
0.5
16
982
129°
0.1
2
01h
227.18°
5 m/s
max 11
99.95%Rain
0.5 mm
16 °C
982 hPa
129°
0.1 m
2 s
04h
211.13°
6
13
99.95%
15
980
116.25°
0.1
3
04h
211.13°
3 m/s
max 7
99.95%
15 °C
980 hPa
116.25°
0.1 m
3 s
07h
228.63°
10
22
44.31%
Rain
0.5
15
981
62.53°
0.1
3
07h
228.63°
5 m/s
max 11
44.31%Rain
0.5 mm
15 °C
981 hPa
62.53°
0.1 m
3 s
10h
277.89°
8
14
96.19%
16
982
29.66°
0.1
3
10h
277.89°
4 m/s
max 7
96.19%
16 °C
982 hPa
29.66°
0.1 m
3 s
13h
325.47°
5
10
95.65%
15
984
311.75°
0.1
2
13h
325.47°
3 m/s
max 5
95.65%
15 °C
984 hPa
311.75°
0.1 m
2 s
16h
346.68°
5
10
81.81%
14
985
311.5°
0.1
1
16h
346.68°
3 m/s
max 5
81.81%
14 °C
985 hPa
311.5°
0.1 m
1 s
19h
56.35°
3
4
30.42%
13
986
26.59°
0.1
4
19h
56.35°
2 m/s
max 2
30.42%
13 °C
986 hPa
26.59°
0.1 m
4 s
22h
107.37°
5
6
42.19%
9
988
29.98°
0.1
4
22h
107.37°
2 m/s
max 3
42.19%
9 °C
988 hPa
29.98°
0.1 m
4 s

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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

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