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Current conditions at

Chicago, Chicago-O'Hare International Airport (KORD)

Lat: 41.98°NLon: 87.9°WElev: 666ft.

Overcast

44°F

7°C

Humidity 76%
Wind Speed E 6 mph
Barometer 30.19 in (1022.4 mb)
Dewpoint 37°F (3°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill41°F (5°C)
Last update 26 Apr 1:51 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Evanston IL

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. East southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

    Partly Cloudy

    Low: 43 °F

  • Friday

    Friday: Showers likely after 1pm.  Increasing clouds, with a high near 52. Southeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    Mostly Sunny
    then Showers
    Likely

    High: 52 °F

  • Friday
    Night

    Friday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly before 4am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4am.  Temperature rising to around 59 by 3am. Southeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Showers

    Low: 52 °F

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 84. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Chance
    T-storms and
    Breezy

    High: 84 °F

  • Saturday
    Night

    Saturday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Chance
    T-storms and
    Breezy

    Low: 61 °F

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76.

    Chance
    T-storms

    High: 76 °F

  • Sunday
    Night

    Sunday Night: Showers and thunderstorms.  Low around 61. Breezy.  Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    T-storms and
    Breezy

    Low: 61 °F

  • Monday

    Monday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 1pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72.

    T-storms
    Likely

    High: 72 °F

  • Monday
    Night

    Monday Night: A chance of showers before 1am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.

    Chance
    Showers

    Low: 52 °F

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. East southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Friday
Showers likely after 1pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 52. Southeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Friday Night
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly before 4am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4am. Temperature rising to around 59 by 3am. Southeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 84. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Saturday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Sunday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76.
Sunday Night
Showers and thunderstorms. Low around 61. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Monday
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72.
Monday Night
A chance of showers before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 72.
Tuesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Wednesday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 58.
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Point Forecast:
Evanston IL
 42.03°N 87.69°W
1:12 am CDT Apr 26, 2024
2am CDT Apr 26, 2024-6pm CDT May 2, 2024
 
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