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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Chicago / Wheeling, Pal-Waukee Airport (KPWK)

Lat: 42.12°NLon: 87.9°WElev: 646ft.

Overcast

18°F

-8°C

Humidity 52%
Wind Speed W 9 G 21 mph
Barometer 30.21 in (1024.1 mb)
Dewpoint 3°F (-16°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill7°F (-14°C)
Last update 22 Jan 10:52 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Evanston IL

Cold Weather Advisory January 23, 12:00pm until January 24, 09:00am
Extreme Cold Warning January 23, 03:00am until January 23, 12:00pm
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Cold Weather Advisory
Extreme Cold Warning

  • Today

    Today: A chance of flurries between 1pm and 3pm, then a slight chance of snow showers after 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 25. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 25 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers
    and Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of flurries before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around -9. Wind chill values as low as -31. Blustery, with a west northwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: -9 °F

    Chance
    Flurries and
    Blustery

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 1. Wind chill values as low as -33. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 1 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -4. Wind chill values as low as -22. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

    Low: -4 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 13. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 10 mph.

    High: 13 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Snow likely, mainly after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 8. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Low: 8 °F

    Snow Likely

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 50 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 18.

    High: 18 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3.

    Low: 3 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 15.

    High: 15 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
A chance of flurries between 1pm and 3pm, then a slight chance of snow showers after 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 25. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight
A chance of flurries before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around -9. Wind chill values as low as -31. Blustery, with a west northwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 1. Wind chill values as low as -33. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -4. Wind chill values as low as -22. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Saturday
A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 13. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 10 mph.
Saturday Night
Snow likely, mainly after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 8. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday
A 50 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 18.
Sunday Night
A chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 15.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 8.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 22.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 20.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Evanston IL
 42.05°N 87.69°W
Last Update:
10:56 am CST Jan 22, 2026
Forecast Valid:
11am CST Jan 22, 2026-6pm CST Jan 28, 2026
 
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