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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Chicago, Chicago Midway Airport (KMDW)

Lat: 41.78°NLon: 87.76°WElev: 617ft.

Mostly Cloudy

56°F

13°C

Humidity	84%
Wind Speed	S 10 G 23 mph
Barometer	29.39 in (995.5 mb)
Dewpoint	51°F (11°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	15 Mar 11:53 am CDT

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Extended Forecast for

4 Miles NE Chicago IL

Wind Advisory March 15, 01:00pm until March 15, 09:00pm

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Wind Advisory

This Afternoon
High: 58 °F
Showers and
Breezy
Tonight
Low: 24 °F
Wintry Mix
and Patchy
Blowing Snow
Monday
High: 24 °F⇓
Snow and
Patchy
Blowing Snow
Monday Night
Low: 15 °F
Chance Snow
Tuesday
High: 28 °F
Mostly Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 24 °F
Slight Chance
Snow Showers
then Snow
Showers
Likely
Wednesday
High: 43 °F
Slight Chance
Snow Showers
Wednesday Night
Low: 36 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Thursday
High: 51 °F
Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 4pm. High near 58. Breezy, with a south wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight

Rain and sleet, possibly mixed with snow before 2am, then snow likely, possibly mixed with rain between 2am and 3am, then snow likely after 3am. Some thunder is also possible. Patchy blowing snow after 4am. Low around 24. Breezy, with a south wind 20 to 25 mph becoming 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 24 by 8am. 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 less than one inch possible.

Monday Night

A chance of snow before 7pm, then a slight chance of snow showers between 7pm and 1am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 15. Wind chill values as low as 1. West northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 28. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tuesday Night

Snow showers likely, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Wednesday

A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 43.

Wednesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 51.

Thursday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38.