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Last update: 22:37 local time / This forecast is based on the GFS model
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)

Wednesday, Jan 21

Wind
Weather
00h
204° SSW
10 kts
max 22 kts
99%
-6° C
994 hpa
03h
184° S
8 kts
max 19 kts
99%
0.44 mm
-5° C
991 hpa
06h
212° SSW
7 kts
max 20 kts
99%
1.42 mm
-5° C
988 hpa
09h
254° WSW
8 kts
max 16 kts
94%
1.01 mm
-4° C
987 hpa
12h
265° W
11 kts
max 18 kts
99%
-3° C
987 hpa
15h
256° WSW
13 kts
max 25 kts
66%
-3° C
987 hpa
18h
251° WSW
14 kts
max 28 kts
99%
-3° C
988 hpa
21h
265° W
13 kts
max 24 kts
98%
-3° C
988 hpa

Thursday, Jan 22

Wind
Weather
00h
288° WNW
15 kts
max 25 kts
63%
-6° C
992 hpa
03h
276° W
13 kts
max 26 kts
2%
-9° C
995 hpa
06h
255° WSW
10 kts
max 20 kts
89%
-10° C
996 hpa
09h
254° WSW
11 kts
max 24 kts
99%
-8° C
996 hpa
12h
273° W
14 kts
max 26 kts
47%
-7° C
998 hpa
15h
279° W
13 kts
max 30 kts
98%
-7° C
997 hpa
18h
297° WNW
11 kts
max 20 kts
99%
-8° C
999 hpa
21h
311° NW
14 kts
max 23 kts
62%
-11° C
1001 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)

Friday, Jan 23

Wind
Weather
00h
298° WNW
15 kts
max 25 kts
34%
-16° C
1004 hpa
03h
308° NW
14 kts
max 22 kts
99%
-20° C
1007 hpa
06h
310° NW
14 kts
max 22 kts
47%
-23° C
1010 hpa
09h
312° NW
14 kts
max 22 kts
20%
-23° C
1013 hpa
12h
312° NW
13 kts
max 17 kts
30%
-20° C
1014 hpa
15h
317° NW
13 kts
max 16 kts
94%
-19° C
1014 hpa
18h
320° NW
10 kts
max 14 kts
42%
-20° C
1015 hpa
21h
321° NW
10 kts
max 14 kts
35%
-20° C
1017 hpa

Saturday, Jan 24

Wind
Weather
00h
320° NW
9 kts
max 12 kts
83%
-21° C
1017 hpa
03h
320° NW
8 kts
max 10 kts
59%
-21° C
1016 hpa
06h
324° NW
7 kts
max 9 kts
55%
-21° C
1016 hpa
09h
312° NW
6 kts
max 6 kts
99%
-20° C
1016 hpa
12h
316° NW
5 kts
max 5 kts
99%
-16° C
1014 hpa
15h
300° WNW
3 kts
max 3 kts
62%
-14° C
1011 hpa
18h
311° NW
2 kts
max 2 kts
99%
-14° C
1010 hpa
21h
302° WNW
1 kts
max 3 kts
99%
-13° C
1009 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)

Sunday, Jan 25

Wind
Weather
00h
174° S
2 kts
max 6 kts
99%
-12° C
1007 hpa
03h
127° SE
3 kts
max 7 kts
99%
-11° C
1004 hpa
06h
132° SE
2 kts
max 6 kts
99%
-11° C
1002 hpa
09h
141° SE
2 kts
max 6 kts
99%
-10° C
1001 hpa
12h
306° NW
2 kts
max 2 kts
99%
-9° C
1000 hpa
15h
324° NW
4 kts
max 4 kts
99%
-8° C
998 hpa
18h
315° NW
8 kts
max 11 kts
99%
-9° C
998 hpa
21h
313° NW
11 kts
max 17 kts
99%
-11° C
999 hpa

Monday, Jan 26

Wind
Weather
00h
315° NW
12 kts
max 19 kts
99%
-12° C
999 hpa
03h
314° NW
13 kts
max 20 kts
99%
-13° C
1000 hpa
06h
313° NW
13 kts
max 21 kts
97%
-13° C
1001 hpa
09h
315° NW
13 kts
max 21 kts
96%
-14° C
1004 hpa
12h
312° NW
12 kts
max 15 kts
99%
-12° C
1005 hpa
15h
283° WNW
12 kts
max 15 kts
60%
-12° C
1005 hpa
18h
269° W
11 kts
max 20 kts
0%
-14° C
1006 hpa
21h
261° W
11 kts
max 23 kts
4%
-14° C
1005 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)

Tuesday, Jan 27

Wind
Weather
00h
248° WSW
12 kts
max 27 kts
0%
-13° C
1004 hpa
03h
233° SW
14 kts
max 33 kts
0%
-12° C
1002 hpa
06h
229° SW
15 kts
max 37 kts
0%
-11° C
1000 hpa
09h
229° SW
16 kts
max 39 kts
0%
-9° C
999 hpa
12h
230° SW
16 kts
max 36 kts
0%
-5° C
996 hpa
15h
236° SW
16 kts
max 33 kts
0%
-2° C
994 hpa
18h
240° WSW
14 kts
max 31 kts
0%
-2° C
995 hpa
21h
235° SW
12 kts
max 29 kts
0%
-3° C
995 hpa

Wednesday, Jan 28

Wind
Weather
00h
241° WSW
9 kts
max 23 kts
4%
-4° C
995 hpa
03h
250° WSW
8 kts
max 18 kts
92%
-6° C
995 hpa
06h
263° W
7 kts
max 16 kts
99%
-7° C
995 hpa
09h
267° W
8 kts
max 12 kts
99%
-7° C
995 hpa
12h
268° W
8 kts
max 12 kts
99%
-4° C
994 hpa
15h
259° W
9 kts
max 14 kts
98%
-4° C
992 hpa
18h
252° WSW
9 kts
max 20 kts
99%
-4° C
990 hpa
21h
256° WSW
12 kts
max 24 kts
99%
-5° C
988 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)

Thursday, Jan 29

Wind
Weather
00h
279° W
13 kts
max 24 kts
99%
1.31 mm
-6° C
985 hpa
03h
304° NW
16 kts
max 24 kts
99%
0.61 mm
-8° C
985 hpa
06h
312° NW
18 kts
max 29 kts
99%
-9° C
988 hpa
09h
311° NW
18 kts
max 30 kts
96%
-11° C
992 hpa
12h
310° NW
17 kts
max 24 kts
72%
-10° C
994 hpa
15h
313° NW
15 kts
max 20 kts
99%
-10° C
996 hpa
18h
312° NW
13 kts
max 19 kts
51%
-11° C
998 hpa
21h
312° NW
11 kts
max 19 kts
42%
-13° C
1000 hpa

Friday, Jan 30

Wind
Weather
00h
310° NW
11 kts
max 18 kts
46%
-14° C
1000 hpa
03h
318° NW
10 kts
max 17 kts
7%
-15° C
1002 hpa
06h
318° NW
9 kts
max 15 kts
8%
-15° C
1002 hpa
09h
320° NW
9 kts
max 13 kts
12%
-15° C
1004 hpa
12h
327° NNW
9 kts
max 11 kts
14%
-11° C
1005 hpa
15h
333° NNW
10 kts
max 11 kts
98%
-9° C
1005 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

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