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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Chicago / West Chicago, Dupage Airport (KDPA)

Lat: 41.9°NLon: 88.25°WElev: 758ft.

Partly Cloudy and Breezy

45°F

7°C

Humidity 49%
Wind Speed W 24 G 47 mph
Barometer 29.72 in (1006.9 mb)
Dewpoint 27°F (-3°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill36°F (2°C)
Last update 13 Mar 2:52 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Elgin IL

High Wind Warning March 13, 03:20pm until March 13, 04:00pm
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High Wind Warning
  •  
    High Wind Warning March 13, 03:20pm until March 13, 04:00pm

    NOW until 4:00pm Fri

    High Wind Warning

  • This Afternoon

    High: 43 °F

    Sunny and
    Very Windy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 28. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming light north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

    Low: 28 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A slight chance of snow after 10am, mixing with rain after 3pm. Cloudy, with a high near 41. Light and variable wind becoming east southeast 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 41 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Slight Chance
    Rain/Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A slight chance of snow between 7pm and 10pm, then a chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 36. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    Low: 36 °F

    Chance
    Rain/Snow
    then Chance
    Rain

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Rain likely before 1pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 1pm and 4pm, then rain after 4pm. High near 60. Breezy, with a south wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

    High: 60 °F

    Breezy. Rain
    Likely then
    Showers

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Rain before 1am, then snow. Patchy blowing snow after 2am. Low around 22. Windy. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

    Low: 22 °F

    Rain and
    Blustery then
    Rain/Snow and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Monday

    Monday: Snow likely, mainly before 1pm. Areas of blowing snow. Cloudy, with a high near 24. Windy. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    High: 24 °F

    Snow Likely
    and Areas
    Blowing Snow

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8. Blustery.

    Low: 8 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Partly
    Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 43. Very windy, with a west northwest wind 30 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.
Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a low around 28. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming light north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.
Saturday
A slight chance of snow after 10am, mixing with rain after 3pm. Cloudy, with a high near 41. Light and variable wind becoming east southeast 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday Night
A slight chance of snow between 7pm and 10pm, then a chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 36. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Sunday
Rain likely before 1pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 1pm and 4pm, then rain after 4pm. High near 60. Breezy, with a south wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Sunday Night
Rain before 1am, then snow. Patchy blowing snow after 2am. Low around 22. Windy. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Monday
Snow likely, mainly before 1pm. Areas of blowing snow. Cloudy, with a high near 24. Windy. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8. Blustery.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 24.
Tuesday Night
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 44.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 31.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 52.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Elgin IL
 42.03°N 88.28°W
Last Update:
3:11 pm CDT Mar 13, 2026
Forecast Valid:
3pm CDT Mar 13, 2026-6pm CDT Mar 19, 2026
 
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