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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Chicago / West Chicago, Dupage Airport (KDPA)

Lat: 41.9°NLon: 88.25°WElev: 758ft.

Light Rain

34°F

1°C

Humidity 92%
Wind Speed S 13 mph
Barometer 29.53 in (1000.7 mb)
Dewpoint 32°F (0°C)
Visibility 7.00 mi
Wind Chill25°F (-4°C)
Last update 9 Dec 6:52 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Elgin IL

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Rain before 4am, then a chance of snow between 4am and 5am, then snow likely, possibly mixed with rain after 5am. Low around 30. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    Low: 30 °F

    Breezy. Rain
    then
    Rain/Snow
    Likely

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Snow, mainly before 10am. Temperature falling to around 24 by 5pm. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 32 °F⇓

    Breezy. Snow
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 10. Wind chill values as low as 1. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 10 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 20 percent chance of snow after noon. Increasing clouds, with a high near 22. Wind chill values as low as 1. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 10 mph.

    High: 22 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Snow likely. Cloudy, with a low around 17. South southwest wind around 5 mph becoming north northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Low: 17 °F

    Snow Likely

  • Friday

    Friday: A 50 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 27.

    High: 27 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6.

    Low: 6 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Snow likely, mainly after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 12.

    High: 12 °F

    Snow Likely

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A chance of snow before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around -6.

    Low: -6 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Partly
    Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Rain before 4am, then a chance of snow between 4am and 5am, then snow likely, possibly mixed with rain after 5am. Low around 30. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Wednesday
Snow, mainly before 10am. Temperature falling to around 24 by 5pm. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Wednesday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 10. Wind chill values as low as 1. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of snow after noon. Increasing clouds, with a high near 22. Wind chill values as low as 1. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 10 mph.
Thursday Night
Snow likely. Cloudy, with a low around 17. South southwest wind around 5 mph becoming north northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday
A 50 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 27.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6.
Saturday
Snow likely, mainly after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 12.
Saturday Night
A chance of snow before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around -6.
Sunday
Sunny and cold, with a high near 6.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -4.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 20.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 26.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Elgin IL
 42.03°N 88.28°W
Last Update:
3:11 pm CST Dec 9, 2025
Forecast Valid:
7pm CST Dec 9, 2025-6pm CST Dec 16, 2025
 
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