| NWS Forecast for: Central Cook Issued by: National Weather Service Chicago, IL Last Update: 506 AM CDT Fri Jul 17 2026 | |
Today: Mostly cloudy. Smoke in the morning, then areas of smoke early in the afternoon. Patchy smoke late. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. Tonight: Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms early in the evening. Humid with lows in the mid 70s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. Saturday: Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the late morning and afternoon. Humid with highs around 90. Temperature falling into the lower 80s in the afternoon. West winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming north in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 20 percent. Heat index values up to 101. Saturday Night: Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Sunday: Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s inland, but only around 80 near the lake. Northeast winds around 5 mph. Sunday Night: Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Monday: Partly cloudy in the morning, then mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of precipitation 20 percent. Monday Night: Partly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the evening. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of precipitation 60 percent. Tuesday: Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 80s. Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Wednesday: Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Wednesday Night: Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Thursday: Mostly sunny in the morning, then becoming partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 80s. | |
| Zone Forecast: Central Cook | |
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