Buffalo Grove, IL Weather Forecast
Lake County, Illinois
Live radar, warnings and storm tracking for Buffalo Grove, with free alerts the moment it counts.
The next few hours
Taller, warmer bars mean heavier rain. Dotted means no reading for that hour.
Hour by hour
Sunrise and sunset
Next five days, scored 0 to 100The first day or two use the HRRR and NBM cloud layers. Later days only have total cloud, so treat them as a rough guide.
Know when sunset at this place will be worth a photo
We score every sunrise and sunset here from the cloud, haze and smoke forecast, and let you know when one is likely to light up. Sunrise the evening before, sunset a few hours ahead.
Seven-day outlook
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Buffalo Grove, IL at a glance
Buffalo Grove is home to about 42,482 people in Lake County, across 9.6 square miles. It ranks 35th by population of 441 places in Illinois with a forecast here. The nearest neighbour with its own forecast is Lincolnshire, 3 miles away.
- County
- Lake County
- Population
- 42,482 2023 est.
- Land area
- 9.6 sq mi
- People per sq mi
- 4,444
- Forecast point
- 42.1660°N, 87.9618°W
How well can the network see Buffalo Grove?
The nearest Doppler radar is KLOT (Chicago, IL), to the S. Its lowest scan passes about 2,600 ft above Buffalo Grove. Close enough to see rotation in the low part of a storm, where tornadoes form. Buffalo Grove is closer to its radar than 57% of US cities.
The closest weather station is KPWK (Chicago Exec). Close enough that its readings are the conditions in town.
Forecasts near Buffalo Grove
- Lincolnshire, IL3 mi
- Long Grove, IL3 mi
- Wheeling, IL3 mi
- Riverwoods, IL3 mi
- Kildeer, IL5 mi
- Prospect Heights, IL5 mi
- Vernon Hills, IL5 mi
- Arlington Heights, IL5 mi
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