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Current conditions at

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

Lat: 41.98°NLon: 87.9°WElev: 666ft.

Light Rain

38°F

3°C

Humidity 83%
Wind Speed SW 17 G 29 mph
Barometer 29.32 in (993.5 mb)
Dewpoint 33°F (1°C)
Visibility 9.00 mi
Wind Chill29°F (-2°C)
Last update 9 Dec 10:51 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Des Plaines IL

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Rain before 5am, then snow likely, possibly mixed with rain. Low around 32. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    Low: 32 °F

    Rain/Snow and
    Breezy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Snow, possibly mixed with rain, becoming all snow after 7am. Temperature falling to around 25 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: 34 °F⇓

    Breezy.
    Rain/Snow
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 13. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 13 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 24. West wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 10 mph.

    High: 24 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 50 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 19. South wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 10 mph.

    Low: 19 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Friday

    Friday: A 50 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 30.

    High: 30 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9.

    Low: 9 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Snow likely, mainly after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 14.

    High: 14 °F

    Snow Likely

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -2.

    Low: -2 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Partly
    Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Rain before 5am, then snow likely, possibly mixed with rain. Low around 32. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Wednesday
Snow, possibly mixed with rain, becoming all snow after 7am. Temperature falling to around 25 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 13. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Thursday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 24. West wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 10 mph.
Thursday Night
A 50 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 19. South wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 10 mph.
Friday
A 50 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 30.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9.
Saturday
Snow likely, mainly after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 14.
Saturday Night
A chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -2.
Sunday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 10.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 2.
Monday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 23.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 28.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Des Plaines IL
 42.04°N 87.87°W
Last Update:
8:16 pm CST Dec 9, 2025
Forecast Valid:
11pm CST Dec 9, 2025-6pm CST Dec 16, 2025
 
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