GREAT LAKES, IL 60088 Weather Forecast & Current Conditions

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville
818 PM CDT Fri Apr 17 2026

The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Lake County in northeastern Illinois...
Northwestern Cook County in northeastern Illinois...

* Until 930 PM CDT.

* At 818 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Paddock Lake to Crystal Lake to near Genoa, moving
east at 25 mph.

HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to
mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

* Locations impacted include...
Elgin, Waukegan, Arlington Heights, Evanston, Schaumburg, Palatine,
Skokie, Des Plaines, Mount Prospect, Hoffman Estates, Glenview,
Buffalo Grove, Bartlett, Streamwood, Hanover Park, Wheeling, Park
Ridge, Northbrook, Elk Grove Village, North Chicago, Gurnee,
Mundelein, Niles, Highland Park, and Round Lake Beach.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for northeastern
Illinois. A Tornado Watch also remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT
for northeastern Illinois.

&&

LAT...LON 4249 8780 4238 8781 4236 8783 4227 8783
4213 8774 4206 8767 4203 8767 4201 8794
4199 8794 4199 8826 4207 8826 4207 8824
4215 8824 4216 8820 4250 8820
TIME...MOT...LOC 0118Z 269DEG 22KT 4255 8810 4224 8834 4204 8867

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH

WAUKEGAN, IL
Current Weather

10:51 AM CDT APR 24, 2026
Broken Clouds
70°F
Feels Like: 70°F
Dewpoint: 55°F
Rel. Hum.: 59%
Visibility: 10 miles
Wind: WNW at 10 mph, gusts to 24
Pressure: 29.67 inches
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REST OF TODAY
Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the late morning and early afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s. West winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
TONIGHT
Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming north after midnight.
SATURDAY
Partly cloudy in the morning, then clearing. Highs in the lower 60s inland, but only in the mid 50s near the lake. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
SATURDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
SUNDAY
Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 60s inland, but only in the upper 50s near the lake. East winds 5 to 10 mph, increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
SUNDAY NIGHT
Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.
MONDAY
Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Breezy with highs in the upper 60s inland, but only in the mid 60s near the lake. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
MONDAY NIGHT
Mostly cloudy. Showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. Breezy with lows in the lower 50s. Chance of precipitation 80 percent.
TUESDAY
Mostly cloudy and breezy. Highs in the mid 60s.
TUESDAY NIGHT
Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.
WEDNESDAY
Partly cloudy in the morning, then becoming mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.
THURSDAY
Partly cloudy in the morning, then becoming mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 50s.

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WAUKEGAN, IL 3 hourly weather forecast

weather forecast created  7:00 PM CDT  4/23/2026
Friday
24 APR 2026
GREAT LAKES, IL 60088 weather forecast Day 1, 0 hours 1 AM 64° 63° Mostly Cloudy 47%
RAIN
***
0% Thunder
( 26% severe)
S   10 70% 54°
Low 60° GREAT LAKES, IL 60088 weather forecast Day 1, 3 hours 4 AM 63° 62° Mostly Cloudy S   10 78% 56°
High 72° GREAT LAKES, IL 60088 weather forecast Day 1, 6 hours 7 AM 61° 60° Mostly Cloudy 44%
RAIN
***
0% Thunder
( 12% severe)
S   10 84% 56°

Mostly Cloudy

Chance of Rain

GREAT LAKES, IL 60088 weather forecast Day 1, 9 hours 10 AM 65° 65° Mostly Cloudy SW   10 75% 57°
GREAT LAKES, IL 60088 weather forecast Day 1, 12 hours 1 PM 68° 68° Mostly Cloudy 38%
RAIN
>2 in
0% Thunder
( 9% severe)
WSW   9 65% 56°
GREAT LAKES, IL 60088 weather forecast Day 1, 15 hours 4 PM 68° 68° Mostly Cloudy WNW   9 61% 54°
GREAT LAKES, IL 60088 weather forecast Day 1, 18 hours 7 PM 64° 64° Partly Cloudy 3%

0% Thunder
( 1% severe)
NW   7 58% 49°
GREAT LAKES, IL 60088 weather forecast Day 1, 21 hours 10 PM 56° 54° Partly Cloudy NNW   7 69% 46°
Saturday
25 APR 2026
GREAT LAKES, IL 60088 weather forecast Day 2, 0 hours 1 AM 52° 50° Partly Cloudy 0%

0% Thunder
( 0% severe)
N   7 77% 45°
Low 44° GREAT LAKES, IL 60088 weather forecast Day 2, 3 hours 4 AM 48° 44° Mostly Cloudy N   8 83% 43°
High 57° GREAT LAKES, IL 60088 weather forecast Day 2, 6 hours 7 AM 46° 42° Mostly Cloudy 0%

0% Thunder
( 0% severe)
NNE   8 86% 42°

Partly Cloudy



GREAT LAKES, IL 60088 weather forecast Day 2, 9 hours 10 AM 51° 48° Partly Cloudy NNE   9 71% 42°
GREAT LAKES, IL 60088 weather forecast Day 2, 12 hours 1 PM 54° 51° Partly Cloudy 1%

0% Thunder
( 0% severe)
NNE   10 61% 41°
GREAT LAKES, IL 60088 weather forecast Day 2, 15 hours 4 PM 53° 49° Partly Cloudy NNE   12 61% 40°
GREAT LAKES, IL 60088 weather forecast Day 2, 18 hours 7 PM 49° 45° Partly Cloudy 1%

0% Thunder
( 1% severe)
NNE   9 66% 38°
GREAT LAKES, IL 60088 weather forecast Day 2, 21 hours 10 PM 45° 41° Partly Cloudy NNE   8 76% 38°

WAUKEGAN, IL extended weather forecast

Sunday
26 APR 2026
Monday
27 APR 2026
Tuesday
28 APR 2026
Wednesday
29 APR 2026
Thursday
30 APR 2026
Low 43° Low 50° Low 53° Low 40° Low 35°
High 61° High 64° High 63° High 53° High 53°
GREAT LAKES, IL 60088 weather forecast Day 3 GREAT LAKES, IL 60088 weather forecast Day 4 GREAT LAKES, IL 60088 weather forecast Day 5 GREAT LAKES, IL 60088 weather forecast Day 6 GREAT LAKES, IL 60088 weather forecast Day 7
Partly Cloudy
11% Rain
Mostly Cloudy
69% Rain
Overcast
75% Rain
Partly Cloudy
29% Rain
Mostly Cloudy
22% Rain
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