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Wind, waves & weather forecast Winnetka / Lake Michigan

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Last update: 17:40 local time / This forecast is based on the GFS model
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Sunday, Sep 14

Wind
Weather
01h
114° ESE
5 kts
max 10 kts
0%
20° C
992 hpa
04h
110° ESE
5 kts
max 8 kts
0%
19° C
992 hpa
07h
112° ESE
4 kts
max 8 kts
0%
19° C
992 hpa
10h
103° ESE
7 kts
max 9 kts
14%
22° C
993 hpa
13h
84° E
6 kts
max 8 kts
0%
24° C
993 hpa
16h
56° NE
6 kts
max 8 kts
0%
25° C
993 hpa
19h
38° NE
6 kts
max 11 kts
0%
22° C
993 hpa
22h
57° ENE
7 kts
max 18 kts
0%
21° C
994 hpa

Monday, Sep 15

Wind
Weather
Waves
01h
141° SE
7 kts
max 21 kts
0%
21° C
995 hpa
55° NE
0.3 m
4 s
04h
130° SE
6 kts
max 17 kts
0%
20° C
995 hpa
67° ENE
0.3 m
4 s
07h
123° ESE
7 kts
max 13 kts
0%
19° C
996 hpa
76° ENE
0.3 m
4 s
10h
113° ESE
7 kts
max 9 kts
0%
22° C
998 hpa
83° E
0.2 m
4 s
13h
96° E
6 kts
max 8 kts
0%
25° C
997 hpa
88° E
0.2 m
3 s
16h
62° ENE
5 kts
max 6 kts
0%
26° C
996 hpa
88° E
0.2 m
3 s
19h
33° NNE
5 kts
max 7 kts
0%
22° C
996 hpa
78° ENE
0.2 m
2 s
22h
38° NE
5 kts
max 8 kts
0%
21° C
996 hpa
61° ENE
0.2 m
3 s
Local date
Local time
Wind direction
Wind speed (kts)
Wind gusts (max kts)
Cloud cover
Precipitation type
Precipitation (mm / 3h)
Air temperature (°C)
Air pressure (hPa)
Wave direction
Wave height (m)
Wave period (s)

Tuesday, Sep 16

Wind
Weather
Waves
01h
78° ENE
3 kts
max 5 kts
1%
20° C
997 hpa
69° ENE
0.2 m
3 s
04h
130° SE
5 kts
max 8 kts
0%
20° C
997 hpa
82° E
0.2 m
3 s
07h
130° SE
5 kts
max 8 kts
4%
19° C
998 hpa
86° E
0.2 m
3 s
10h
116° ESE
5 kts
max 7 kts
1%
23° C
998 hpa
89° E
0.1 m
3 s
13h
87° E
6 kts
max 6 kts
3%
25° C
997 hpa
90° E
0.1 m
3 s
16h
44° NE
5 kts
max 5 kts
4%
26° C
996 hpa
89° E
0.1 m
3 s
19h
17° NNE
4 kts
max 6 kts
14%
23° C
996 hpa
87° E
0.1 m
2 s
22h
46° NE
4 kts
max 7 kts
4%
21° C
995 hpa
56° NE
0.1 m
2 s

Wednesday, Sep 17

Wind
Weather
Waves
01h
13° NNE
2 kts
max 2 kts
4%
20° C
995 hpa
57° ENE
0.1 m
2 s
04h
301° WNW
4 kts
max 5 kts
3%
19° C
995 hpa
56° NE
0.1 m
2 s
07h
282° WNW
2 kts
max 2 kts
3%
19° C
995 hpa
58° ENE
0.1 m
3 s
10h
357° N
2 kts
max 2 kts
54%
24° C
995 hpa
58° ENE
0.1 m
3 s
13h
87° E
4 kts
max 4 kts
4%
27° C
995 hpa
57° ENE
0.1 m
3 s
16h
68° ENE
5 kts
max 5 kts
4%
26° C
993 hpa
56° NE
0.1 m
2 s
19h
43° NE
4 kts
max 5 kts
5%
23° C
992 hpa
66° ENE
0.1 m
2 s
22h
26° NNE
4 kts
max 5 kts
3%
22° C
992 hpa
68° ENE
0.1 m
2 s
Local date
Local time
Wind direction
Wind speed (kts)
Wind gusts (max kts)
Cloud cover
Precipitation type
Precipitation (mm / 3h)
Air temperature (°C)
Air pressure (hPa)
Wave direction
Wave height (m)
Wave period (s)

Thursday, Sep 18

Wind
Weather
Waves
01h
101° E
3 kts
max 3 kts
4%
21° C
993 hpa
77° ENE
0.1 m
2 s
04h
205° SSW
0 kts
max 1 kts
5%
20° C
993 hpa
89° E
0.1 m
2 s
07h
230° SW
2 kts
max 2 kts
4%
20° C
993 hpa
94° E
0.1 m
2 s
10h
280° W
2 kts
max 3 kts
4%
25° C
994 hpa
91° E
0.1 m
2 s
13h
42° NE
6 kts
max 6 kts
40%
27° C
994 hpa
86° E
0.1 m
2 s
16h
42° NE
8 kts
max 8 kts
5%
26° C
993 hpa
75° ENE
0.1 m
2 s
19h
30° NNE
7 kts
max 11 kts
1%
21° C
993 hpa
53° NE
0.2 m
2 s
22h
17° NNE
7 kts
max 13 kts
43%
20° C
994 hpa
45° NE
0.3 m
3 s

Friday, Sep 19

Wind
Weather
Waves
01h
15° NNE
9 kts
max 17 kts
5%
19° C
994 hpa
45° NE
0.4 m
4 s
04h
39° NE
6 kts
max 11 kts
4%
19° C
994 hpa
47° NE
0.5 m
5 s
07h
45° NE
7 kts
max 12 kts
4%
18° C
995 hpa
48° NE
0.6 m
5 s
10h
59° ENE
11 kts
max 16 kts
4%
20° C
997 hpa
54° NE
0.5 m
5 s
13h
45° NE
11 kts
max 16 kts
4%
22° C
997 hpa
55° NE
0.5 m
4 s
16h
29° NNE
12 kts
max 18 kts
1%
22° C
996 hpa
59° ENE
0.5 m
4 s
19h
24° NNE
13 kts
max 26 kts
0%
20° C
996 hpa
53° NE
0.6 m
4 s
22h
78° ENE
15 kts
max 28 kts
2%
19° C
998 hpa
51° NE
0.7 m
5 s
Local date
Local time
Wind direction
Wind speed (kts)
Wind gusts (max kts)
Cloud cover
Precipitation type
Precipitation (mm / 3h)
Air temperature (°C)
Air pressure (hPa)
Wave direction
Wave height (m)
Wave period (s)

Saturday, Sep 20

Wind
Weather
Waves
01h
94° E
15 kts
max 25 kts
4%
18° C
999 hpa
52° NE
0.7 m
6 s
04h
111° ESE
11 kts
max 19 kts
0%
17° C
999 hpa
58° ENE
0.7 m
6 s
07h
109° ESE
10 kts
max 17 kts
3%
16° C
1000 hpa
65° ENE
0.6 m
5 s
10h
109° ESE
10 kts
max 14 kts
3%
19° C
1000 hpa
72° ENE
0.6 m
5 s
13h
88° E
7 kts
max 11 kts
4%
22° C
999 hpa
70° ENE
0.5 m
5 s
16h
50° NE
7 kts
max 10 kts
4%
23° C
997 hpa
64° ENE
0.5 m
5 s
19h
33° NNE
7 kts
max 15 kts
90%
21° C
996 hpa
62° ENE
0.5 m
4 s
22h
121° ESE
11 kts
max 25 kts
84%
22° C
996 hpa
61° ENE
0.6 m
5 s

Sunday, Sep 21

Wind
Weather
Waves
01h
124° SE
10 kts
max 24 kts
75%
20° C
996 hpa
65° ENE
0.5 m
5 s
04h
129° SE
8 kts
max 20 kts
81%
18° C
995 hpa
07h
122° ESE
7 kts
max 15 kts
99%
18° C
995 hpa
10h
116° ESE
8 kts
max 13 kts
26%
21° C
995 hpa
13h
111° ESE
6 kts
max 10 kts
80%
26° C
993 hpa
16h
51° NE
7 kts
max 7 kts
45%
27° C
990 hpa
19h
204° SSW
3 kts
max 9 kts
89%
23° C
990 hpa
22h
291° WNW
4 kts
max 9 kts
98%
23° C
990 hpa
Local date
Local time
Wind direction
Wind speed (kts)
Wind gusts (max kts)
Cloud cover
Precipitation type
Precipitation (mm / 3h)
Air temperature (°C)
Air pressure (hPa)

Monday, Sep 22

Wind
Weather
01h
216° SW
6 kts
max 12 kts
73%
22° C
990 hpa
04h
213° SSW
6 kts
max 15 kts
98%
20° C
990 hpa
07h
186° S
7 kts
max 16 kts
83%
20° C
990 hpa
10h
202° SSW
11 kts
max 18 kts
78%
23° C
991 hpa
13h
176° S
13 kts
max 21 kts
99%
25° C
989 hpa
16h
189° S
9 kts
max 15 kts
96%
0.43 mm
24° C
988 hpa
19h
215° SW
6 kts
max 12 kts
69%
23° C
987 hpa
22h
199° SSW
5 kts
max 11 kts
5%
21° C
988 hpa

Tuesday, Sep 23

Wind
Weather
01h
179° S
5 kts
max 11 kts
2%
20° C
989 hpa
04h
184° S
5 kts
max 10 kts
88%
20° C
989 hpa
07h
172° S
7 kts
max 12 kts
89%
19° C
989 hpa
10h
187° S
7 kts
max 10 kts
1%
22° C
989 hpa
13h
157° SSE
5 kts
max 8 kts
95%
26° C
988 hpa
16h
143° SE
4 kts
max 7 kts
99%
27° C
987 hpa
19h
130° SE
4 kts
max 5 kts
99%
24° C
988 hpa
22h
151° SSE
3 kts
max 4 kts
85%
23° C
988 hpa

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This is the wind, wave and weather forecast for Winnetka / Lake Michigan in Illinois, United States of America. Windfinder specializes in wind, waves, tides and weather reports & forecasts for wind related sports like kitesurfing, windsurfing, surfing, sailing, fishing or paragliding.

Forecast

This forecast is based on the GFS model. Forecasts are available worldwide. The horizontal resolution is about 13 km. Forecasts are computed 4 times a day, at about 12:00 AM, 6:00 AM, 12:00 PM and 6:00 PM Central Daylight Time. Predictions are available in time steps of 3 hours for up to 10 days into the future. The arrows point in the direction in which the wind is blowing.

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