7-Day Forecast 41.6°N 87.75°W (Text-Only)
NWS Forecast for: Oak Forest IL
Issued by: National Weather Service Chicago, IL
Last Update: 10:06 am CDT May 18, 2026




Today: Showers and thunderstorms before 2pm, then a slight chance of showers between 2pm and 3pm. High near 27. South southwest wind 25 to 30 km/h, with gusts as high as 50 km/h. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between 2.5 and 5 mm possible.

Tonight: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. South southwest wind around 25 km/h, with gusts as high as 45 km/h.

Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 27. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 25 to 35 km/h, with gusts as high as 50 km/h. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2.5 mm, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. West northwest wind 15 to 25 km/h becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 km/h.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 16. North northeast wind 20 to 25 km/h, with gusts as high as 35 km/h.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 7.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 18.

Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9.

Friday: A chance of showers before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 21.

Friday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12.

Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 24.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 13.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 27.



Oak Forest IL
 41.6°N 87.75°W

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