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| NWS Forecast for: Chicago Heights IL Issued by: National Weather Service Chicago, IL Last Update: 8:11 pm CDT Mar 14, 2026 | |
| Tonight: Cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 40 by 5am. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Sunday: A slight chance of showers before 10am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10am and 4pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62. Windy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to 25 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. Sunday Night: Rain before 1am, then snow, possibly mixed with rain between 1am and 2am, then snow after 2am. Patchy blowing snow after 4am. Low around 23. Windy, with a south southwest wind 20 to 30 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible. Monday: Snow, mainly before 1pm. Patchy blowing snow. High near 26. Windy, with a west northwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible. Monday Night: A 10 percent chance of snow before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 26. Tuesday Night: Snow showers likely, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 45. Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 58. Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. | |
| Chicago Heights IL 41.51°N 87.64°W | |
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