Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Chicago / West Chicago, Dupage Airport (KDPA)

Lat: 41.9°NLon: 88.25°WElev: 758ft.

Overcast

60°F

16°C

Humidity 90%
Wind Speed SW 18 G 28 mph
Barometer 29.72 in (1006.0 mb)
Dewpoint 57°F (14°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 7 Mar 5:52 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Elgin IL

  • Today

    Today: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 11am, then a slight chance of showers between 11am and 1pm.  Cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 44 by 5pm. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 60 °F

    Breezy.
    Showers
    Likely then
    Slight Chance
    Showers

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 33. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 33 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 61. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 61 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 45 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 70. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 70 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43.

    Low: 43 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Showers likely after noon.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    High: 61 °F

    Sunny then
    Showers
    Likely

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Showers.  Cloudy, with a low around 37.

    Low: 37 °F

    Showers

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A chance of rain showers before noon, then a chance of rain and snow showers.  Cloudy, with a high near 46.

    High: 46 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Chance
    Rain/Snow

Detailed Forecast

Today
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 11am, then a slight chance of showers between 11am and 1pm. Cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 44 by 5pm. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 33. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 61. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 70. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 43.
Tuesday
Showers likely after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Tuesday Night
Showers. Cloudy, with a low around 37.
Wednesday
A chance of rain showers before noon, then a chance of rain and snow showers. Cloudy, with a high near 46.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 45.
Thursday Night
A chance of rain and snow showers. Cloudy, with a low around 34.
Friday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54. Breezy.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Elgin IL
 42.03°N 88.28°W
3:25 am CST Mar 7, 2026
6am CST Mar 7, 2026-6pm CDT Mar 13, 2026
 
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