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Lake Barrington, Illinois Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Lake Barrington weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Lake Barrington, IL
Saturday, July 4 at 10:21 AM
76
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
81°
Humidity
84%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
12:22 AM
Sunset
3:32 PM
Lake Barrington, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLake Barrington, IL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 64 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit with a 34% chance of precipitation at 2 PM.
L 64°H 82°
Lake Barrington, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Rain
    74%
    0.89″
    82°68°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    17%
    79°64°-3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    78°61°-1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    81°59°+3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    14%
    82°60°+1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    48%
    0.04″
    77°64°-5°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    43%
    79°62°+2°
Lake Barrington, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
277° · veering 37°
Direction
W
277°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 6
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 6 · pk 17 @ 3:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 187SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 37° from the w.
Lake Barrington, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
988.0
+1.1 mb in 3h · rising · 29.18 inHg
Now
988.0
mb
3h
+1.1
mb
12h
+1.4
mb
24h
-2.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 986991
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW990.5986.4988.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Lake Barrington, IL
Air quality
39
AQI
Good
0 in 6h

AQI 39 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 6.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
6.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
10μg/m³
OzoneModerate
74μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.4

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 35. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~66%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 35
UV peak
3.4 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 8

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.89
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Lake Barrington, IL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
77%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
34.7mi
UNLIMITED
47 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
15:21 UTC · Lake Barrington, IL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
15:21 UTC · Lake Barrington, IL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Lake Barrington, IL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Lake Barrington, IL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Lake Barrington, IL
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:48 AM
Sunrise
12:22 AM
Daylight
15h 10m
Sunset
3:32 PM
Civil dusk
9:07 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Lake Barrington, IL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
10:51 PM
Moonset
9:56 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Lake Barrington, IL
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Lake Barrington at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 29 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Lake Barrington

  1. Sat82°68°74%
  2. Sun79°64°17%
  3. Mon78°61°1%
  4. Tue81°59°0%
  5. Wed82°60°14%
  6. Thu77°64°48%
  7. Fri79°62°43%
  8. Sat82°61°11%
  9. Sun67°59°8%
  10. Mon75°56°8%
  11. Tue78°60°8%
  12. Wed81°64°23%
  13. Thu84°66°16%
  14. Fri85°68°19%
  15. Sat87°69°19%
  16. Sun87°70°28%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 4, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.

SPC Convective Outlook

Storm Prediction Center — Lake Barrington

SPC includes Lake Barrington in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3NONENo severe risk

Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.

Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.

ZIP codes in Lake Barrington

  • 60010

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.