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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Chicago, Chicago Midway Airport (KMDW)

Lat: 41.78°NLon: 87.76°WElev: 617ft.

Overcast

29°F

-2°C

Humidity 69%
Wind Speed S 8 mph
Barometer 29.89 in (1013.6 mb)
Dewpoint 20°F (-7°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill21°F (-6°C)
Last update 21 Jan 7:53 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

6 Miles SE Lincolnwood IL

Extreme Cold Watch January 23, 03:00am until January 23, 12:00pm
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Extreme Cold Watch

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Snow likely, mainly before 9pm. Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 14. Wind chill values as low as 1. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming northwest in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 14 °F

    Snow Likely
    and Breezy
    then
    Decreasing
    Clouds and
    Blustery

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 25. Wind chill values as low as -1. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    High: 25 °F

    Breezy.
    Mostly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance Snow
    Showers

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -7. Wind chill values as low as -29. Blustery, with a west northwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: -7 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Blustery

  • Friday

    Friday: A 20 percent chance of snow showers before noon. Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 0. Wind chill values as low as -30. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 0 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -4. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

    Low: -4 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance Snow
    Showers

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 12.

    High: 12 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 50 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 8.

    Low: 8 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 19.

    High: 19 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3.

    Low: 3 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Snow likely, mainly before 9pm. Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 14. Wind chill values as low as 1. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming northwest in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 25. Wind chill values as low as -1. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -7. Wind chill values as low as -29. Blustery, with a west northwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of snow showers before noon. Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 0. Wind chill values as low as -30. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -4. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Saturday
A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 12.
Saturday Night
A 50 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 8.
Sunday
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 19.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 13.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 5.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 22.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 20.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
6 Miles SE Lincolnwood IL
 41.94°N 87.67°W
Last Update:
8:11 pm CST Jan 21, 2026
Forecast Valid:
8pm CST Jan 21, 2026-6pm CST Jan 28, 2026
 
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