| NWS Forecast for: Elgin IL Issued by: National Weather Service Chicago, IL Last Update: 5:46 pm CDT Mar 15, 2026 | |
Tonight: Rain before 10pm, then freezing rain, possibly mixed with rain and sleet between 10pm and 11pm, then snow after 11pm. Some thunder is also possible. Patchy blowing snow after 1am. Low around 21. Windy, with a north wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. Total nighttime snow and sleet accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible. Monday: Snow, mainly before 1pm. Areas of blowing snow. Temperature falling to around 20 by 5pm. Windy, with a northwest wind around 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible. Monday Night: A 10 percent chance of snow before 7pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 8. Wind chill values as low as -6. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 22. Wind chill values as low as -6. West northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Tuesday Night: Snow showers likely, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 42. Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 61. Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 53. | |
| Elgin IL 42.03°N 88.28°W | |
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