Forest County climate

Forest County Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Laona 6 Sw, 17.3 km from Forest County

Average highs run from 73°F on August 1 to 69°F on August 31, and lows from 55°F to 51°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.20 in over about 11 wet days.

August day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Forest County, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
71°F
Average low
54°F
Precipitation
3.20 in
Record high
96°FAug 14, 1947
Record low
32°FAug 21, 1940
Chance of a freeze
0%
Daylight
14 h 44 min to 13 h 20 min
Cloud cover
55%
Humidity
78%
Dew point
57°F
Wind
6.5 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Aug 173°F55°F93°F 200140°F 194739%0%
Aug 273°F55°F90°F 200742°F 202139%0%
Aug 373°F55°F90°F 194439°F 194538%0%
Aug 473°F55°F88°F 194438°F 202038%0%
Aug 573°F55°F95°F 194739°F 202038%0%
Aug 673°F55°F91°F 194742°F 200438%0%
Aug 773°F55°F91°F 200141°F 201738%0%
Aug 873°F55°F92°F 200142°F 199438%0%
Aug 973°F54°F90°F 200143°F 202238%0%
Aug 1073°F54°F88°F 194444°F 201937%0%
Aug 1172°F54°F93°F 194742°F 199737%0%
Aug 1272°F54°F93°F 194740°F 201737%0%
Aug 1372°F54°F91°F 194739°F 200437%0%
Aug 1472°F54°F96°F 194737°F 200437%0%
Aug 1572°F54°F95°F 194738°F 201437%0%
Aug 1672°F54°F86°F 200342°F 199237%0%
Aug 1772°F54°F85°F 200343°F 194337%0%
Aug 1871°F54°F93°F 194735°F 194337%0%
Aug 1971°F53°F87°F 194538°F 200437%0%
Aug 2071°F53°F91°F 200336°F 194037%0%
Aug 2171°F53°F86°F 201332°F 194037%0%
Aug 2271°F53°F90°F 194738°F 194537%0%
Aug 2370°F53°F89°F 194737°F 201937%0%
Aug 2470°F53°F83°F 194333°F 194437%0%
Aug 2570°F53°F91°F 194733°F 194437%0%
Aug 2670°F52°F92°F 201335°F 202537%0%
Aug 2770°F52°F88°F 199134°F 202337%0%
Aug 2869°F52°F88°F 199134°F 194537%0%
Aug 2969°F52°F87°F 199140°F 200437%0%
Aug 3069°F51°F87°F 199135°F 202337%0%
Aug 3169°F51°F88°F 201237°F 201937%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Forest County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

August 1
sunrise 5:39 AM, sunset 8:23 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:15 AM, sunset 7:35 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00474582 (Laona 6 Sw), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00472314, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.