Heavy to Excessive Rains in The Four Corners Region and Midwest; Heat Persists in the South-Central U.S.

Repeated rounds of showers and thunderstorms could bring a flash flooding threat across the Four Corners region and from the mid-Mississippi Valley into the lower Great Lakes. Hot temperatures and high humidity will continue to challenge daily records from the Southern Plains to the lower Mississippi Valley. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Chicago / Wheeling, Pal-Waukee Airport (KPWK)

Lat: 42.12°NLon: 87.9°WElev: 646ft.

Light Rain

68°F

20°C

Humidity 93%
Wind Speed NE 8 mph
Barometer 30.31 in (1026.2 mb)
Dewpoint 66°F (19°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 16 Sep 3:52 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Golf ILSimilar City Names

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Scattered showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 68. North northeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    High: 68 °F

    Scattered
    Showers

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 4am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light northeast  in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

    Low: 65 °F

    Scattered
    Showers then
    T-storms
    Likely

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 10am.  Cloudy, with a high near 74. North northeast wind around 5 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 74 °F

    T-storms
    Likely then
    Isolated
    T-storms

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 63. North northeast wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 63 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Friday

    Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 74. East wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

    High: 74 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Scattered showers and thunderstorms after 1am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    Low: 63 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then
    Scattered
    T-storms

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Showers and thunderstorms.  High near 80. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    High: 80 °F

    T-storms

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64.

    Low: 64 °F

    Showers
    Likely

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A chance of showers.  Cloudy, with a high near 71.

    High: 71 °F

    Chance
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Scattered showers. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 68. North northeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light northeast in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Thursday
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 10am. Cloudy, with a high near 74. North northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday Night
Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 63. North northeast wind around 5 mph.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 74. East wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Friday Night
Scattered showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Saturday
Showers and thunderstorms. High near 80. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Saturday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64.
Sunday
A chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 71.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 59.
Monday
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69.
Monday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Tuesday
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69.
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Point Forecast:
Golf ILSimilar City Names
 42.06°N 87.78°W
1:51 pm CDT Sep 16, 2026
3pm CDT Sep 16, 2026-6pm CDT Sep 22, 2026
 
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