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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Chicago / West Chicago, Dupage Airport (KDPA)

Lat: 41.9°NLon: 88.25°WElev: 758ft.

Overcast

38°F

3°C

Humidity 86%
Wind Speed W 16 G 24 mph
Barometer 29.28 in (992.0 mb)
Dewpoint 34°F (1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill29°F (-2°C)
Last update 10 Dec 3:52 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Elgin IL

  • Overnight

    Overnight: A 40 percent chance of rain, mainly after 5am. Cloudy, with a steady temperature around 36. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    Low: 36 °F

    Chance Rain
    and Breezy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Rain and snow before 11am, then a chance of snow. Temperature falling to around 26 by 5pm. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 33 °F⇓

    Breezy.
    Rain/Snow
    then Slight
    Chance Snow
    Showers

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 11pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 12. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 12 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 22. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 10 mph.

    High: 22 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Snow likely. Cloudy, with a low around 15. South southwest wind around 5 mph becoming north northeast after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    Low: 15 °F

    Snow Likely

  • Friday

    Friday: A 40 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 2.

    Low: 2 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 9.

    High: 9 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A chance of snow before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around -5.

    Low: -5 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Mostly
    Clear

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
A 40 percent chance of rain, mainly after 5am. Cloudy, with a steady temperature around 36. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Wednesday
Rain and snow before 11am, then a chance of snow. Temperature falling to around 26 by 5pm. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Wednesday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 11pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 12. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 22. 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 15. South southwest wind around 5 mph becoming north northeast after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Friday
A 40 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 2.
Saturday
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 9.
Saturday Night
A chance of snow before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around -5.
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 11.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 32.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Elgin IL
 42.03°N 88.28°W
Last Update:
3:11 am CST Dec 10, 2025
Forecast Valid:
4am CST Dec 10, 2025-6pm CST Dec 16, 2025
 
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