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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Chicago, Chicago Midway Airport (KMDW)

Lat: 41.78°NLon: 87.76°WElev: 617ft.

Fog

41°F

5°C

Humidity	100%
Wind Speed	NE 3 mph
Barometer	30.02 in (1017.3 mb)
Dewpoint	41°F (5°C)
Visibility	0.50 mi
Last update	4 Mar 10:53 pm CST

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Extended Forecast for

Bedford Park IL

Dense Fog Advisory March 4, 11:36pm until March 5, 03:00pm

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Dense Fog Advisory

Dense Fog Advisory March 4, 11:36pm until March 5, 03:00pm
NOW until 3:00pm Thu
Dense Fog Advisory
Tonight
Low: 40 °F
Scattered
Showers and
Patchy Dense
Fog
Thursday
High: 48 °F
Scattered
Showers and
Areas Dense
Fog
Thursday Night
Low: 43 °F
Patchy Fog
Friday
High: 71 °F
Showers
Likely and
Patchy Fog
then Chance
Showers
Friday Night
Low: 56 °F
Showers
Likely then
Showers
Saturday
High: 64 °F
Chance
Showers then
Partly Sunny
Saturday Night
Low: 38 °F
Partly Cloudy
Sunday
High: 59 °F
Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Scattered showers, mainly after 3am. Patchy dense fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 40. North northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Thursday

Scattered showers, mainly before 9am. Areas of dense fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 48. North wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Thursday Night

Patchy fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 43. North northeast wind around 5 mph becoming east southeast after midnight.

Friday

Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before noon, then a chance of showers between noon and 3pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Patchy fog before noon. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Friday Night

Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 56. South southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Saturday

A 40 percent chance of showers before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 38.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 59.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 46.

Monday

Sunny, with a high near 69.