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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Chicago, Chicago-O'Hare International Airport (KORD)

Lat: 41.98°NLon: 87.9°WElev: 666ft.

Light Snow Fog/Mist

30°F

-1°C

Humidity 88%
Wind Speed SW 6 mph
Barometer 30.04 in (1018.0 mb)
Dewpoint 27°F (-3°C)
Visibility 2.50 mi
Wind Chill24°F (-4°C)
Last update 3 Dec 4:51 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Des Plaines IL

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Snow, possibly mixed with freezing rain, mainly before 5pm. High near 31. West wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 31 °F

    Wintry Mix

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of snow or flurries before 8pm, then a chance of flurries between 8pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 5. Wind chill values as low as -7. North northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 5 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 16. Wind chill values as low as -8. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the afternoon.

    High: 16 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 2. Wind chill values as low as -6. Light southwest wind becoming south southwest 5 to 10 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

    Low: 2 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 27. Southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

    High: 27 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21.

    Low: 21 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 30.

    High: 30 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17.

    Low: 17 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 27.

    High: 27 °F

    Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Snow, possibly mixed with freezing rain, mainly before 5pm. High near 31. West wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tonight
A chance of snow or flurries before 8pm, then a chance of flurries between 8pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 5. Wind chill values as low as -7. North northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 16. Wind chill values as low as -8. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 2. Wind chill values as low as -6. Light southwest wind becoming south southwest 5 to 10 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 27. Southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Friday Night
A 40 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 30.
Saturday Night
A chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 27.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 24.
Monday Night
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16.
Tuesday
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34.
Tuesday Night
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25.
Wednesday
A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Des Plaines IL
 42.04°N 87.87°W
Last Update:
3:36 pm CST Dec 3, 2025
Forecast Valid:
4pm CST Dec 3, 2025-6pm CST Dec 10, 2025
 
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