North Chicago, IL Weather Forecast
Lake County, Illinois
Live radar, warnings and storm tracking for North Chicago, 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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North Chicago, IL at a glance
North Chicago is home to about 30,416 people in Lake County, across 8 square miles. It ranks 62nd by population of 441 places in Illinois with a forecast here. The nearest neighbour with its own forecast is Lake Bluff, 2 miles away.
- County
- Lake County
- Population
- 30,416 2023 est.
- Land area
- 8 sq mi
- People per sq mi
- 3,804
- Forecast point
- 42.3167°N, 87.8592°W
How well can the network see North Chicago?
The nearest Doppler radar is KLOT (Chicago, IL), to the SSW. Its lowest scan passes about 3,600 ft above North Chicago. Close enough to see rotation in the low part of a storm, where tornadoes form.
The closest weather station is KUGN (Waukegan Rgnl). Representative on most days, though a thunderstorm can hit one and miss the other.
Forecasts near North Chicago
- Lake Bluff, IL2 mi
- Green Oaks, IL3 mi
- Park City, IL3 mi
- Waukegan, IL4 mi
- Gurnee, IL5 mi
- Lake Forest, IL6 mi
- Libertyville, IL6 mi
- Vernon Hills, IL8 mi
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