Outdoor conditions in

Vernon Hills

Illinois

Outdoor planning

Now
  1. 59°Rain Showers88% rain94% humidityGusts 14 mph
  2. 59°Showers And Thunderstorms88% rain96% humidityGusts 13 mph
  3. 59°Showers And Thunderstorms85% rain98% humidityGusts 9 mph
  4. 59°Showers And Thunderstorms83% rain100% humidityGusts 9 mph
  5. 59°Rain Showers Likely70% rain100% humidityGusts 9 mph
  6. 60°Rain Showers Likely57% rain100% humidityGusts 9 mph
  7. 60°Chance Rain Showers40% rain98% humidityGusts 15 mph
  8. 60°Slight Chance Rain Showers22% rain95% humidityGusts 18 mph
  9. 59°Cloudy14% rain95% humidityGusts 25 mph
  10. 58°Cloudy10% rain96% humidityGusts 26 mph
  11. 56°Cloudy6% rain96% humidityGusts 26 mph
  12. 54°Cloudy6% rain96% humidityGusts 28 mph
  13. 52°Cloudy5% rain95% humidityGusts 28 mph
  14. 51°Mostly Cloudy5% rain94% humidityGusts 28 mph
  15. 50°Mostly Cloudy3% rain92% humidityGusts 28 mph
  16. 49°Mostly Cloudy3% rain93% humidityGusts 28 mph
  17. 48°Mostly Cloudy0% rain93% humidityGusts 29 mph
  18. 48°Partly Sunny0% rain94% humidityGusts 29 mph
  19. 48°Partly Sunny2% rain100% humidityGusts 28 mph
  20. 49°Mostly Cloudy3% rain95% humidityGusts 28 mph
  21. 50°Mostly Cloudy11% rain91% humidityGusts 28 mph
  22. 52°Slight Chance Rain Showers23% rain87% humidityGusts 29 mph
  23. 53°Rain Showers Likely65% rain82% humidityGusts 30 mph
  24. 53°Rain Showers Likely65% rain79% humidityGusts 31 mph
Extra care for

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.

Rain
88%
Humidity
92–100%
Wind
25 mph
Fri

Friday has a real shower chance.

Rain
65%
Humidity
78–100%
Wind
35 mph
Sat

Saturday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
1%
Humidity
47–87%
Wind
22 mph
Sun

Sunday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
46–77%
Wind
24 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
51–85%
Wind
10 mph
  1. 60° / 59°Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.88% rain · Humidity 92–100% · Wind 25 mph
  2. 58° / 41°Friday has a real shower chance.65% rain · Humidity 78–100% · Wind 35 mph
  3. 57° / 35°Saturday looks fairly quiet.1% rain · Humidity 47–87% · Wind 22 mph
  4. 63° / 40°Sunday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 46–77% · Wind 24 mph
  5. 66° / 42°Monday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 51–85% · Wind 10 mph

Environmental watch

Air quality + smoke

Air quality

Lake County area · Updated Thu 3:26 PM
31GoodUS AQI

No fresh outlook yet.

Sky check

No plume detected overhead

Satellite view · Updated Thu 1:45 PM

Air near ground31 · Good US AQI

Rain, in motion · Past four hours

Vernon Hills radar

Radar animation for Vernon Hills, covering the past four hours. A marked spot changes the map view, not the forecast on this page.

Outdoor fire check

Thinking about a backyard fire?

Use extra caution.

There is no lower-concern three-hour stretch in the next 12 hours.

Next 12 hoursChoose a time to see what is driving the concern.
Selected timeNowUse caution

Sustained wind is 10 mph. Thunder is possible.

Humidity
94%
Wind
10 mph
Gusts
14 mph

Check local rules. Weather is only part of the decision. Check city, county, and land-manager fire restrictions before lighting any outdoor fire.

About these readingsSources and local limits

Weather

Forecasts, alerts, and radar come from NOAA and the National Weather Service.

Air quality

This reading describes Lake County area, about 7 miles away. Conditions can differ at this exact spot.

Smoke

Satellite imagery shows smoke overhead. It cannot tell us how much smoke has reached breathing level.

This page represents Vernon Hills, IL, so conditions can vary from street to street. Environmental data: AirNow · participating air agencies · preliminary real-time US AQI · NOAA Hazard Mapping System · satellite-observed smoke.