Channel Lake, Illinois Weather
Channel Lake, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Channel Lake, Lake County.
Full aviation weather for Channel Lake is published on the Camp Lake Airport (K49C) page, 6 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted. 6 airfields within reach of Channel Lake have their own pages, listed below.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Other airports near Channel Lake: Campbell Airport (KC81) 18 km · Galt Field (K10C) 21 km · Grand Geneva Resort Airport (KC02) 26 km · Burlington Municipal Airport (KBUU) 27 km · Lake in the Hills Airport (K3CK) 34 km
Conditions reported at K49C describe the airfield itself. Weather 6 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Channel Lake specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Channel Lake.
About Channel Lake, Illinois
Channel Lake, a shimmering expanse of blue, greets the sky with a placid grace, its shores a gentle curve of verdant slopes and scattered stands of oak and maple. It lies 7.8 miles north-north-west of Round Lake Beach, IL (from Round Lake Beach, IL: bearing 342°T), and is situated 8.9 miles north-north-west of Round Lake. The air here, especially as the sun dips low, carries the faint, sweet scent of damp earth and the subtle perfume of wild roses that cling to the water's edge. The land itself, a smooth, rolling terrain characteristic of this part of Lake County, offers a quiet, unassuming beauty, a place where the horizon feels close enough to touch and the clouds paint fleeting, ethereal landscapes across the vast, open canvas. Historically, Channel Lake's identity has been deeply entwined with the ebb and flow of its waters, serving as a summer haven and a place for recreation for generations of families from the nearby urban centers. The local economy, though modest, finds its pulse in the seasonal influx of visitors drawn to its beaches and the quiet allure of its lakeside cottages, with small businesses catering to summer leisure and the year-round needs of its permanent residents. The connection to the water is palpable, a constant, subtle hum that resonates through the community, a reminder of the natural bounty that shapes the rhythm of life in Channel Lake.
Live animated radar for Channel Lake and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Channel Lake, Lake County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 42.47863°N, 88.137586°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 60002 |
| Area Code | 312, 773 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Channel Lake, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Channel Lake, Illinois, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Channel Lake includes coordinates 42.478630°N, 88.137586°W, situated in Lake County. ZIP code 60002. Telephone area code: 312, 773. Timezone: Central Time (America/Chicago).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
