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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Chicago, Chicago Midway Airport (KMDW)

Lat: 41.78°NLon: 87.76°WElev: 617ft.

Light Snow Fog/Mist and Windy

24°F

-4°C

Humidity 71%
Wind Speed W 26 G 35 mph
Barometer 30.05 in (1019.1 mb)
Dewpoint 16°F (-9°C)
Visibility 5.00 mi
Wind Chill8°F (-13°C)
Last update 22 Jan 12:53 am 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

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Snow showers likely, mainly before 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 15. Blustery, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 15 °F

    Snow Showers
    Likely and
    Blustery

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A chance of flurries after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 24. Wind chill values as low as 1. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    High: 24 °F

    Chance
    Flurries and
    Breezy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A chance of flurries before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around -8. Wind chill values as low as -29. Blustery, with a west northwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: -8 °F

    Chance
    Flurries and
    Blustery

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny and cold, with a high near 0. Wind chill values as low as -32. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 0 °F

    Sunny and
    Blustery then
    Mostly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -4. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

    Low: -4 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 13.

    High: 13 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Snow likely, mainly after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 8. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Low: 8 °F

    Snow Likely

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 18.

    High: 18 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3.

    Low: 3 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Snow showers likely, mainly before 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 15. Blustery, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Thursday
A chance of flurries after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 24. 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
A chance of flurries before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around -8. Wind chill values as low as -29. Blustery, with a west northwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Friday
Sunny and cold, with a high near 0. Wind chill values as low as -32. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -4. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Saturday
A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 13.
Saturday Night
Snow likely, mainly after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 8. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 18.
Sunday Night
A chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 15.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 8.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 22.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11.
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 87.64°W
Last Update:
1:36 am CST Jan 22, 2026
Forecast Valid:
1am CST Jan 22, 2026-6pm CST Jan 28, 2026
 
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