| NWS Forecast for: Elgin IL Issued by: National Weather Service Chicago, IL Last Update: 3:11 am CDT Mar 12, 2026 | |
Today: Increasing clouds, with a high near 46. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Tonight: Showers likely, mainly between 2am and 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Windy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to 25 to 30 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. Very windy, with a west wind 30 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph. Friday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 28. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. Saturday: A slight chance of snow showers after 1pm, mixing with rain after 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 41. Calm wind becoming east southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. Saturday Night: A chance of rain and snow showers before 7pm, then a chance of snow showers between 7pm and 10pm, then rain and snow showers likely after 10pm. Cloudy, with a low around 33. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Sunday: Rain, possibly mixed with snow showers, becoming all rain after 1pm. Some thunder is also possible. High near 51. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Sunday Night: Rain and snow showers, becoming all snow after 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 17. Blustery. Monday: A chance of snow before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 23. Blustery. Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 5. Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 25. Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39. | |
| Elgin IL 42.03°N 88.28°W | |
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