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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Chicago, Chicago Midway Airport (KMDW)

Lat: 41.78°NLon: 87.76°WElev: 617ft.

Overcast

60°F

16°C

Humidity	75%
Wind Speed	S 20 G 39 mph
Barometer	29.35 in (994.1 mb)
Dewpoint	52°F (11°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	15 Mar 12:53 pm CDT

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Extended Forecast for

Westchester IL

Wind Advisory until March 15, 09:00pm

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Wind Advisory

Wind Advisory until March 15, 09:00pm
NOW until 9:00pm Sun
Wind Advisory
This Afternoon
High: 59 °F
Showers
Likely and
Breezy
Tonight
Low: 23 °F
Wintry Mix
and Patchy
Blowing Snow
Monday
High: 24 °F⇓
Snow and
Patchy
Blowing Snow
Monday Night
Low: 12 °F
Slight Chance
Snow and
Blustery then
Mostly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 27 °F
Mostly Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 22 °F
Chance Snow
Showers then
Snow Showers
Likely
Wednesday
High: 44 °F
Slight Chance
Rain/Snow
Wednesday Night
Low: 34 °F
Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 59. Breezy, with a south wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Tonight

Rain and sleet before 1am, then rain likely, possibly mixed with snow between 1am and 2am, then snow after 2am. Some thunder is also possible. Patchy blowing snow after 4am. Low around 23. Blustery, with a south southwest wind 20 to 25 mph becoming north northwest in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Monday

Snow, mainly before 4pm. Patchy blowing snow. Temperature falling to around 23 by 9am. 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 around an inch possible.

Monday Night

A 10 percent chance of snow before 7pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 12. Wind chill values as low as -1. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 27. West northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tuesday Night

Snow showers likely, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Wednesday

A slight chance of rain and snow showers before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 44. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 55.

Thursday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38.