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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Chicago, Chicago Midway Airport (KMDW)

Lat: 41.78°NLon: 87.76°WElev: 617ft.

A Few Clouds

62°F

17°C

Humidity	14%
Wind Speed	W 20 G 38 mph
Barometer	29.55 in (1000.5 mb)
Dewpoint	12°F (-11°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	18 Feb 3:53 pm CST

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Extended Forecast for

2 Miles ENE Chicago IL

Wind Advisory February 18, 04:50pm until February 18, 06:00pm

Red Flag Warning February 18, 04:50pm until February 18, 08:00pm

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Wind Advisory February 18, 04:50pm until February 18, 06:00pm
Red Flag Warning February 18, 04:50pm until February 18, 08:00pm
NOW: Multiple hazards in effect
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Tonight
Low: 42 °F
Partly Cloudy
Thursday
High: 49 °F
Partly Sunny
then Chance
Showers
Thursday Night
Low: 36 °F
Showers then
Chance Rain
and Breezy
Friday
High: 44 °F
Breezy.
Chance
Rain/Snow
then Partly
Sunny
Friday Night
Low: 29 °F
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 37 °F
Partly Sunny
Saturday Night
Low: 26 °F
Mostly Cloudy
then Slight
Chance Snow
Sunday
High: 33 °F
Chance Snow
then Mostly
Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Thursday

A slight chance of showers between 2pm and 3pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 49. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Thursday Night

Showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly before midnight, then a chance of rain after midnight. Low around 36. Breezy, with an east wind 10 to 20 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday

A chance of rain and snow before 9am, then a chance of snow between 9am and noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Saturday

Partly sunny, with a high near 37.

Saturday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.

Sunday

A chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33.

Sunday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 32.