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1 PM

71°

RealFeel® 71°

Pleasant

RealFeel Guide

Pleasant

63° to 81°

Most consider this temperature range ideal.

40%

Thunderstorms

RealFeel Shade™68°

WindS 7 mph

Air QualityFair

Max UV Index2.1 (Low)

Wind Gusts9 mph

Humidity71%

Indoor Humidity71% (Slightly Humid)

Dew Point62° F

AccuLumen Brightness Index™1 (Dark)

Cloud Cover100%

Visibility10 mi

Cloud Ceiling1300 ft

2 PM

72°

RealFeel® 73°

Pleasant

RealFeel Guide

Pleasant

63° to 81°

Most consider this temperature range ideal.

25%

Cloudy

RealFeel Shade™69°

WindS 8 mph

Air QualityFair

Max UV Index2.2 (Low)

Wind Gusts12 mph

Humidity73%

Indoor Humidity73% (Slightly Humid)

Dew Point62° F

AccuLumen Brightness Index™1 (Dark)

Cloud Cover98%

Visibility10 mi

Cloud Ceiling1100 ft

3 PM

72°

RealFeel® 72°

Pleasant

RealFeel Guide

Pleasant

63° to 81°

Most consider this temperature range ideal.

20%

Cloudy

RealFeel Shade™69°

WindS 9 mph

Air QualityFair

Max UV Index1.7 (Low)

Wind Gusts13 mph

Humidity75%

Indoor Humidity75% (Humid)

Dew Point63° F

AccuLumen Brightness Index™1 (Dark)

Cloud Cover95%

Visibility10 mi

Cloud Ceiling1000 ft

4 PM

72°

RealFeel® 71°

Pleasant

RealFeel Guide

Pleasant

63° to 81°

Most consider this temperature range ideal.

20%

Cloudy

RealFeel Shade™70°

WindS 9 mph

Air QualityFair

Max UV Index1.1 (Low)

Wind Gusts14 mph

Humidity76%

Indoor Humidity76% (Humid)

Dew Point64° F

AccuLumen Brightness Index™1 (Dark)

Cloud Cover95%

Visibility10 mi

Cloud Ceiling1000 ft

5 PM

72°

RealFeel® 71°

Pleasant

RealFeel Guide

Pleasant

63° to 81°

Most consider this temperature range ideal.

20%

Cloudy

RealFeel Shade™71°

WindSSW 10 mph

Air QualityFair

Max UV Index0.7 (Low)

Wind Gusts14 mph

Humidity77%

Indoor Humidity77% (Humid)

Dew Point64° F

AccuLumen Brightness Index™1 (Dark)

Cloud Cover95%

Visibility10 mi

Cloud Ceiling1000 ft

6 PM

71°

RealFeel® 70°

Pleasant

RealFeel Guide

Pleasant

63° to 81°

Most consider this temperature range ideal.

20%

Cloudy

RealFeel Shade™70°

WindS 9 mph

Air QualityFair

Max UV Index0.4 (Low)

Wind Gusts12 mph

Humidity81%

Indoor Humidity81% (Humid)

Dew Point64° F

AccuLumen Brightness Index™1 (Dark)

Cloud Cover95%

Visibility10 mi

Cloud Ceiling1300 ft

7 PM

71°

RealFeel® 70°

Pleasant

RealFeel Guide

Pleasant

63° to 81°

Most consider this temperature range ideal.

25%

Cloudy

RealFeel Shade™70°

WindS 9 mph

Air QualityFair

Max UV Index0.2 (Low)

Wind Gusts10 mph

Humidity80%

Indoor Humidity80% (Humid)

Dew Point65° F

AccuLumen Brightness Index™1 (Dark)

Cloud Cover95%

Visibility10 mi

Cloud Ceiling1600 ft

8 PM

71°

RealFeel® 70°

Pleasant

RealFeel Guide

Pleasant

63° to 81°

Most consider this temperature range ideal.

43%

Cloudy

WindSSW 9 mph

Air QualityFair

Wind Gusts9 mph

Humidity79%

Indoor Humidity79% (Humid)

Dew Point64° F

AccuLumen Brightness Index™0 (Dark)

Cloud Cover90%

Visibility10 mi

Cloud Ceiling2000 ft

9 PM

70°

RealFeel® 69°

Pleasant

RealFeel Guide

Pleasant

63° to 81°

Most consider this temperature range ideal.

47%

Mostly cloudy

WindSSW 8 mph

Air QualityFair

Wind Gusts9 mph

Humidity83%

Indoor Humidity83% (Humid)

Dew Point65° F

AccuLumen Brightness Index™0 (Dark)

Cloud Cover89%

Visibility10 mi

Cloud Ceiling6200 ft

10 PM

69°

RealFeel® 65°

Pleasant

RealFeel Guide

Pleasant

63° to 81°

Most consider this temperature range ideal.

51%

Thunderstorms

WindSSW 8 mph

Air QualityFair

Wind Gusts9 mph

Humidity86%

Indoor Humidity86% (Humid)

Dew Point65° F

AccuLumen Brightness Index™0 (Dark)

Cloud Cover88%

Rain0.04 in

Visibility6 mi

Cloud Ceiling4000 ft

11 PM

69°

RealFeel® 68°

Pleasant

RealFeel Guide

Pleasant

63° to 81°

Most consider this temperature range ideal.

24%

Cloudy

WindSSW 8 mph

Air QualityFair

Wind Gusts9 mph

Humidity86%

Indoor Humidity86% (Humid)

Dew Point65° F

AccuLumen Brightness Index™0 (Dark)

Cloud Cover90%

Visibility10 mi

Cloud Ceiling4000 ft

Hourly Weather Forecast for Lake Forest

AccuWeather's hourly forecast for Lake Forest provides hour-by-hour temperatures, RealFeel® Temperature, and precipitation probability through the next 10 days. The current hour shows 71° with a RealFeel® of 71°, thunderstorms with a 40% chance of precipitation. Each hourly forecast includes wind speed, humidity, air quality, UV index, and the AccuLumen Brightness Index™, AccuWeather's measure of perceived outdoor light intensity. Forecasts are generated by proprietary systems developed by AccuWeather meteorologists since 1962.

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