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McHenry, IL weather

It is 52°F and clear at Chicago/Waukegan Regional Airport as of Oct 28, 1:15 AM CDT. Overnight: Partly Cloudy, low near 50°F, 1% chance of precipitation. Forecast from the National Weather Service, issued Oct 28, 1:20 AM CDT.

Updated Oct 28, 1:28 AM CDT (snapshot)

Current conditions

Temperature

52°F

Clear

Wind

SW 3 mph

Humidity 94% · dew point 50°F

Pressure · visibility

30.18 inHg

Visibility 10 mi

Observed at Chicago/Waukegan Regional Airport (KUGN), Oct 28, 1:15 AM CDT. Station readings can lag or be missing.

Alerts for this area

No active NWS alerts cover the McHenry forecast zone right now.

Around the NWS LOT forecast area

No active alerts in zones served by the LOT office near McHenry.

From the alert snapshot of Oct 28, 2026, 2:15 AM EDT. No alerts are active anywhere in Illinois.

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Next 24 hours

Hourly forecast for McHenry (local time)
TimeTempForecastPrecip. chanceWind
Wed 1 AM54°FMostly Cloudy1%S 5 mph
Wed 2 AM53°FPartly Cloudy0%SSW 5 mph
Wed 3 AM52°FMostly Clear0% 0 mph
Wed 4 AM51°FMostly Clear0% 0 mph
Wed 5 AM50°FMostly Clear0% 0 mph
Wed 6 AM50°FSunny1% 0 mph
Wed 7 AM49°FSunny0% 0 mph
Wed 8 AM50°FSunny0% 0 mph
Wed 9 AM55°FSunny0%SSW 5 mph
Wed 10 AM60°FSunny0%SSW 10 mph
Wed 11 AM65°FSunny0%SSW 10 mph
Wed 12 PM68°FSunny0%S 10 mph
Wed 1 PM70°FSunny0%S 10 mph
Wed 2 PM72°FSunny0%S 15 mph
Wed 3 PM73°FSunny0%SSW 15 mph
Wed 4 PM73°FSunny0%SSW 15 mph
Wed 5 PM71°FSunny0%S 10 mph
Wed 6 PM68°FMostly Clear0%S 10 mph
Wed 7 PM65°FMostly Clear0%S 10 mph
Wed 8 PM64°FMostly Clear0%S 10 mph
Wed 9 PM64°FMostly Clear0%S 10 mph
Wed 10 PM63°FMostly Clear0%S 10 mph
Wed 11 PM63°FPartly Cloudy1%S 15 mph
Thu 12 AM62°FPartly Cloudy2%SSW 15 mph

Hourly values come from the NWS gridded forecast for the 2.5 km grid square that covers the city's center point. Conditions elsewhere in McHenry can differ.

7-day forecast

Overnight

Low 50°F

Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. South southwest wind 0 to 5 mph.

Wednesday

High 72°F·Low 58°F

Sunny. High near 72, with temperatures falling to around 69 in the afternoon. South southwest wind 0 to 15 mph.

Wednesday Night: A chance of rain showers after 3am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Thursday

High 69°F·Low 42°F

A slight chance of rain showers before 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. West wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42. North northwest wind 0 to 5 mph, with gusts as high as 10 mph.

Friday

High 62°F·Low 48°F

Partly sunny, with a high near 62.

Friday Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.

Saturday

High 61°F·Low 48°F

A chance of rain showers. Cloudy, with a high near 61.

Saturday Night: A chance of rain showers. Cloudy, with a low around 48.

Sunday

High 66°F·Low 50°F

A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66.

Sunday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.

Monday

High 65°F·Low 52°F

A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65.

Monday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.

Tuesday

High 65°F

Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65.

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About this forecast

Forecast office
McHenry is served by the National Weather Service LOT forecast office, forecast zone ILZ005, county zone ILC111.
Location used
The Census Bureau's internal point for McHenry (42.3362, -88.2917), in McHenry County. Population: 28,825 (2024 estimate), number 69 of the 121 Illinois cities on this site.
Radar
Nearest NWS radar: KMKX. View it on radar.weather.gov.

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Sources

  • Forecast, hourly forecast, observations and alerts: National Weather Service API, api.weather.gov/points/42.3362,-88.2917 (forecast issued Oct 28, 1:20 AM CDT).
  • Official forecast page: forecast.weather.gov.
  • City location and population: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 population estimates and 2024 Gazetteer files.
  • Snapshot taken Oct 28, 2026. The NWS and Census Bureau do not endorse OpenForecast.

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