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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Chicago, Chicago Midway Airport (KMDW)

Lat: 41.78°NLon: 87.76°WElev: 617ft.

Partly Cloudy

75°F

24°C

Humidity 82%
Wind Speed E 7 mph
Barometer 29.86 in (1010.0 mb)
Dewpoint 69°F (21°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 10 Jun 12:53 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Chicago IL

  • Overnight

    Overnight: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 5am. Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 73. East northeast wind around 5 mph becoming south southeast.

    Low: 73 °F

    Chance
    T-storms and
    Patchy Fog

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly between 4pm and 5pm. Some of the storms could be severe and produce heavy rainfall. Partly sunny, with a high near 91. Heat index values as high as 99. Breezy, with a southwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    High: 91 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Severe
    Thunderstorms
    and Breezy

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 3am. Some of the storms could be severe and produce heavy rainfall. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 74 °F

    Severe
    Thunderstorms

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Showers and thunderstorms likely after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 90. Heat index values as high as 96. Breezy, with a south wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    High: 90 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then T-storms
    Likely and
    Breezy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1am and 4am, then a slight chance of showers after 4am. Low around 66. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 10 to 20 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

    Low: 66 °F

    T-storms and
    Breezy then
    Showers

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 78.

    High: 78 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 66.

    Low: 66 °F

    Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 85.

    High: 85 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.

    Low: 66 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 5am. Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 73. East northeast wind around 5 mph becoming south southeast.
Wednesday
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly between 4pm and 5pm. Some of the storms could be severe and produce heavy rainfall. Partly sunny, with a high near 91. Heat index values as high as 99. Breezy, with a southwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Wednesday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 3am. Some of the storms could be severe and produce heavy rainfall. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday
Showers and thunderstorms likely after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 90. Heat index values as high as 96. Breezy, with a south wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Thursday Night
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1am and 4am, then a slight chance of showers after 4am. Low around 66. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 10 to 20 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 78.
Friday Night
Clear, with a low around 66.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 85.
Saturday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.
Sunday
A chance of showers before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 77.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 76.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Chicago IL
 41.86°N 87.68°W
Last Update:
9:16 pm CDT Jun 9, 2026
Forecast Valid:
1am CDT Jun 10, 2026-6pm CDT Jun 16, 2026
 
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