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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Chicago, Chicago Midway Airport (KMDW)

Lat: 41.78°NLon: 87.76°WElev: 617ft.

Thunderstorm

51°F

11°C

Humidity	74%
Wind Speed	N 9 mph
Barometer	29.53 in (1000.2 mb)
Dewpoint	43°F (6°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	48°F (9°C)
Last update	19 Feb 4:53 pm CST

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Extended Forecast for

5 Miles N Chicago IL

Wind Advisory February 20, 06:00am until February 20, 04:00pm

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Wind Advisory

This Afternoon
High: 44 °F
Showers
Likely
Tonight
Low: 35 °F
Showers then
Chance
Showers and
Breezy
Friday
High: 37 °F⇓
Breezy.
Chance
Rain/Snow
then Chance
Flurries
Friday Night
Low: 29 °F
Mostly Cloudy
and Breezy
then Partly
Cloudy
Saturday
High: 38 °F
Partly Sunny
Saturday Night
Low: 28 °F
Cloudy then
Chance Snow
Sunday
High: 33 °F
Chance Snow
Sunday Night
Low: 23 °F
Chance Snow
Monday
High: 32 °F
Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, with a steady temperature around 44. Northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight

Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before midnight, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between midnight and 3am, then a slight chance of rain after 3am. Low around 35. Breezy, with a northeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming southwest 15 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday

A chance of rain and snow showers before 9am, then a chance of snow showers between 9am and noon, then a chance of flurries after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 33 by 5pm. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Friday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Saturday

Partly sunny, with a high near 38. West northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Saturday Night

A 30 percent chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28.

Sunday

A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33.

Sunday Night

A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23.

Monday

Partly sunny, with a high near 32.