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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Chicago / West Chicago, Dupage Airport (KDPA)

Lat: 41.9°NLon: 88.25°WElev: 758ft.

Fair and Windy

70°F

21°C

Humidity 34%
Wind Speed SW 29 G 45 mph
Barometer 29.99 in (1015.7 mb)
Dewpoint 40°F (4°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 8 Apr 4:52 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Elgin IL

Flood Warning April 8, 05:34pm until April 11, 07:00pm
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Flood Warning
  •  
    Flood Warning April 8, 05:34pm until April 11, 07:00pm

    NOW until 7:00pm Sat

    Flood Warning

  • Tonight

    Low: 51 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers and
    Breezy then
    Chance
    Showers

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers before 8am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 65. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 65 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers then
    Mostly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 10pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 10pm and 1am, then showers after 1am. Low around 43. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east northeast after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

    Low: 43 °F

    Showers

  • Friday

    Friday: Showers likely, mainly before 10am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 55. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    High: 55 °F

    Showers
    Likely

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 35. East northeast wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 35 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 58.

    High: 58 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 50 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A chance of showers after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. Breezy.

    High: 76 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Showers and
    Breezy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A chance of showers before 3am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 3am and 4am, then a chance of showers after 4am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 51. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of showers before 8am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 65. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Thursday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 10pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 10pm and 1am, then showers after 1am. Low around 43. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east northeast after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Friday
Showers likely, mainly before 10am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 55. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 35. East northeast wind around 5 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 58.
Saturday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday
A chance of showers after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. Breezy.
Sunday Night
Showers likely, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64.
Monday
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78.
Monday Night
Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62.
Tuesday
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73.
Tuesday Night
Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Wednesday
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Elgin IL
 42.03°N 88.28°W
Last Update:
2:41 pm CDT Apr 8, 2026
Forecast Valid:
5pm CDT Apr 8, 2026-6pm CDT Apr 15, 2026
 
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