Round Lake, Illinois Weather
Round Lake, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Round Lake, Lake County.
Full aviation weather for Round Lake is published on the Campbell Airport (KC81) page, 4 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 Round 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 Round Lake: Camp Lake Airport (K49C) 20 km · Galt Field (K10C) 24 km · Lake in the Hills Airport (K3CK) 25 km · Grand Geneva Resort Airport (KC02) 38 km · Burlington Municipal Airport (KBUU) 41 km
Conditions reported at KC81 describe the airfield itself. Weather 4 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Round Lake specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Round Lake, Illinois
Round Lake lies in a gently rolling landscape, where the land swells and dips like a sleeping giant beneath a vast Illinois sky. It lies 1.3 miles south of Round Lake Beach, IL (from Round Lake Beach, IL: bearing 188°T), and is situated 7.7 miles north-west of Mundelein. The air here carries the scent of damp earth and distant mown grass, a clean, open fragrance that speaks of wide fields and abundant water. Trees, mostly deciduous, form irregular clumps and lines, their leaves catching the sun in a thousand shifting shades of green and gold, creating a subtle, breathing presence against the broader sweep of the terrain. In the warmer months, the water of Round Lake itself reflects the passing clouds, a mirror to the ever-changing heavens, its surface often disturbed by the playful darting of dragonflies or the silent glide of a turtle. The history of Round Lake is tied to the fertile soil and the promise of agricultural bounty that drew early settlers to this part of Lake County. For generations, the land provided sustenance, its rich loam yielding crops that fed families and fueled a local economy built on hard work and the changing seasons. While farming remains a touchstone, the character of Round Lake has evolved, now embracing a blend of residential quietude and convenient access to the wider metropolitan region. The presence of several smaller lakes and natural preserves nearby whispers of a commitment to preserving the natural beauty that first defined this place, offering residents and visitors quiet places to walk and observe the slow, persistent life of the land.
Live animated radar for Round 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 | Round Lake, Lake County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 42.353355°N, 88.093414°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 60073 |
| Area Code | 312, 773 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Round Lake, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Round 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 Round Lake includes coordinates 42.353355°N, 88.093414°W, situated in Lake County. ZIP code 60073. 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.
