Chicago, Illinois Weather
41.878, -87.629 · America/Chicago
Updated Oct 15, 4:35 AM | Source NOAA / National Weather Service
Current weather in Chicago, Illinois is 61°F / 16°C and cloudy with winds at 11 mph from the east. Humidity is 72%, with a 80% chance of precipitation today. The 7-day outlook shows highs of 54 to 66°F (12 to 19°C) and lows of 45 to 54°F (7 to 12°C). Rain is likely on 2 days.
Current conditions
61°F
Cloudy
High 64°F / 18°C · Low 52°F / 11°C
ⓘ About this reading (NWS)
Current conditions: the latest observation from weather station KMDW, the first station NWS lists for this location.
Forecast highs, lows and hourly values: the NWS Gridpoint Forecast for the 2.5 km grid cell that contains this location, issued by the NWS LOT Area Forecast Office.
Open-Meteo model estimates supplement fields not reported by NWS.
A gridpoint forecast describes the average over its grid cell, while a station measures one spot (often an airport), so the two can differ by a few degrees, especially during strong winter temperature inversions, which are common around Fairbanks.
Cloudy, rain is likely today, winds are light.
58°F / 14°C
11 mph / 19 km/h E
72%
10 mi / 16 km
80%
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Hourly Forecast
5 AM
58°
Mostly Cloudy
9% · 15 mph
6 AM
57°
Mostly Cloudy
9% · 15 mph
7 AM
57°
Isolated Rain Showers
21% · 15 mph
8 AM
57°
Isolated Rain Showers
21% · 15 mph
9 AM
58°
Isolated Rain Showers
21% · 15 mph
10 AM
58°
Scattered Rain Showers
54% · 10 mph
11 AM
59°
Scattered Rain Showers
54% · 10 mph
12 PM
59°
Scattered Rain Showers
54% · 10 mph
1 PM
60°
Rain Showers
80% · 10 mph
2 PM
61°
Rain Showers
80% · 10 mph
3 PM
61°
Rain Showers
80% · 10 mph
4 PM
62°
Rain Showers
80% · 10 mph
5 PM
63°
Rain Showers
80% · 10 mph
6 PM
63°
Rain Showers
80% · 10 mph
7 PM
64°
Rain Showers
79% · 10 mph
8 PM
64°
Rain Showers
79% · 10 mph
9 PM
64°
Rain Showers
79% · 10 mph
10 PM
65°
Scattered Rain Showers
32% · 10 mph
11 PM
64°
Scattered Rain Showers
32% · 15 mph
All hours shown in local time for this location (America/Chicago).
7-day Forecast
Rain is likely on 2 days.
Today
Oct 15
Rain Showers
High 64°Low 52°
80% precip
Wind 10 mph
Fri
Oct 16
Chance Rain Showers
High 54°Low 45°
62% precip
Wind 20 mph
Sat
Oct 17
Sunny
High 55°Low 45°
8% precip
Wind 5 mph
Sun
Oct 18
Sunny
High 61°Low 48°
0% precip
Wind 10 mph
Mon
Oct 19
Mostly Sunny
High 64°Low 52°
1% precip
Wind 5 mph
Tue
Oct 20
Mostly Sunny
High 66°Low 54°
1% precip
Wind 0 mph
Wed
Oct 21
Mostly Sunny
High 66°Low —
3% precip
Wind 5 mph
Weather Alerts
Watches, warnings and advisories from the official alerting authority for this location.
All clear — no active alerts
The alerting authority reports no active watches, warnings or advisories for this location.
How Today's Weather Affects the Sky
A 80% chance of precipitation today means clouds are likely to obscure much of tonight's sky.
For moon phase, aurora conditions, and exact visibility at your location tonight, see Sky Tonight.
Sources: NOAA/National Weather Service (US alerts) and Open-Meteo (global weather). Each section labels its own source, last update and freshness state. Always follow official local guidance during severe weather.
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