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Current conditions at

Chicago, Chicago Midway Airport (KMDW)

Lat: 41.78°NLon: 87.76°WElev: 617ft.

Heavy Snow Freezing Fog and Breezy

29°F

-2°C

Humidity 92%
Wind Speed N 23 G 39 mph
Barometer 29.66 in (1005.3 mb)
Dewpoint 27°F (-3°C)
Visibility 0.25 mi
Wind Chill15°F (-9°C)
Last update 14 Jan 7:53 am CST
Extended Forecast for

6 Miles SE Lincolnwood IL

  • Today

    Today: Snow showers with scattered flurries before 2pm, then scattered flurries between 2pm and 5pm. Patchy blowing snow before 10am. Temperature falling to around 22 by noon. Windy, with a north northwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

    High: 32 °F⇓

    Snow Showers
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. Wind chill values as low as 1. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    Low: 16 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Blustery

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 27. Wind chill values as low as 1. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    High: 27 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Snow, mainly after midnight. Low around 23. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

    Low: 23 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Snow

  • Friday

    Friday: Snow likely before noon, then snow showers likely after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    High: 37 °F

    Snow Likely
    and Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 50 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16.

    Low: 16 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 50 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 20.

    High: 20 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10.

    Low: 10 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A chance of snow showers after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 20.

    High: 20 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Snow Showers

Detailed Forecast

Today
Snow showers with scattered flurries before 2pm, then scattered flurries between 2pm and 5pm. Patchy blowing snow before 10am. Temperature falling to around 22 by noon. Windy, with a north northwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. Wind chill values as low as 1. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 27. Wind chill values as low as 1. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Thursday Night
Snow, mainly after midnight. Low around 23. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
Friday
Snow likely before noon, then snow showers likely after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday Night
A 50 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16.
Saturday
A 50 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 20.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10.
Sunday
A chance of snow showers after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 20.
Sunday Night
A chance of snow showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10.
M.L.King Day
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 19.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7.
Tuesday
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:
6:56 am CST Jan 14, 2026
Forecast Valid:
8am CST Jan 14, 2026-6pm CST Jan 20, 2026
 
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