Excessive Rainfall Potential for the Southeast; Heat Expands for Center of the Nation; Critical Fire Weather for Pacific Northwest

Flash flooding threatens areas from the Tennessee Valley to the Carolinas as storms repeat along a stalled front. Monsoonal storms may trigger flooding in the Southwest. Dangerous heat expands across the Desert Southwest, Plains, mid-Mississippi Valley and Southern Tier. Critical fire weather for interior Pacific Northwest. Cooler, drier air brings brief relief to the Great Lakes and Northeast. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Chicago / West Chicago, Dupage Airport (KDPA)

Lat: 41.9°NLon: 88.25°WElev: 758ft.

Overcast

71°F

22°C

Humidity 94%
Wind Speed S 3 mph
Barometer 29.93 in (1012.9 mb)
Dewpoint 69°F (21°C)
Visibility 7.00 mi
Last update 26 Jul 3:52 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Aurora IL

  • Today

    Today: Patchy fog before 8am.  Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 89. Heat index values as high as 99. Light south southwest wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

    High: 89 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Partly
    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. South southwest wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 10 mph.

    Low: 74 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Chance
    T-storms

  • Monday

    Monday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Heat index values as high as 104. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 91 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. West wind around 10 mph becoming north northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 71 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. North wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 84 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63.

    Low: 63 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 82.

    High: 82 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62.

    Low: 62 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 86.

    High: 86 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 89. Heat index values as high as 99. Light south southwest wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. South southwest wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 10 mph.
Monday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Heat index values as high as 104. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Monday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. West wind around 10 mph becoming north northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. North wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 63.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 82.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 62.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 86.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Friday
A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 85.
Friday Night
A chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 85.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Aurora IL
 41.77°N 88.3°W
3:21 am CDT Jul 26, 2026
4am CDT Jul 26, 2026-6pm CDT Aug 1, 2026
 
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