Gages Lake, Illinois Weather
Gages Lake, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Gages Lake, Lake County.
Full aviation weather for Gages Lake is published on the Campbell Airport (KC81) page, 8 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 Gages 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 Gages Lake: Waukegan National Airport (KUGN) 12 km · Camp Lake Airport (K49C) 24 km · Chicago Executive Airport (KPWK) 27 km · Kenosha Regional Airport (KENW) 28 km · Lake in the Hills Airport (K3CK) 32 km
Conditions reported at KC81 describe the airfield itself. Weather 8 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Gages Lake specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Gages Lake, Illinois
Gages Lake rests as a verdant exhale in the rolling terrain of Lake County, its namesake waters a placid mirror reflecting the soft Illinois sky. It lies 4.3 miles west-south-west of Gurnee, IL (from Gurnee, IL: bearing 253°T), and is situated 5.7 miles east-south-east of Round Lake Beach. The land here is a gentle undulation, a mosaic of mature oak and maple trees that stand sentinel over scattered residential enclaves and the occasional open field, hinting at a past more agrarian. In the hush of evening, the air grows cool and carries the faint, earthy scent of damp soil and decaying leaves, a perfume that settles over the houses and the shimmering surface of the lake. The quality of light as the sun dips below the horizon is a painterly stroke of muted golds and soft lavenders, lending an ephemeral beauty to the familiar shapes of rooftops and shorelines. The history of Gages Lake is entwined with the westward expansion and the development of this region as a place for both recreation and quiet living. Once part of a larger agricultural landscape, the development of the lake as a destination for summer cottages and fishing in the early 20th century marked a shift in its character. Today, while retaining a strong residential focus, the spirit of those earlier days can still be felt in the way families gather by the water's edge, their laughter carrying on the summer breeze. The local economy, while diversified, still draws a quiet strength from its proximity to larger centers, allowing Gages Lake to maintain a character of accessible tranquility, a place where the pace of life feels measured by the gentle lapping of water against the shore.
Live animated radar for Gages 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.
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| Location | Gages Lake, Lake County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 42.351689°N, 87.982577°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 60030 |
| Area Code | 312, 773 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Gages Lake, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Gages 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 Gages Lake includes coordinates 42.351689°N, 87.982577°W, situated in Lake County. ZIP code 60030. 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.
