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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Chicago / Wheeling, Pal-Waukee Airport (KPWK)

Lat: 42.12°NLon: 87.9°WElev: 646ft.

A Few Clouds

44°F

7°C

Humidity 41%
Wind Speed SW 8 mph
Barometer 30.05 in (1018.1 mb)
Dewpoint 22°F (-6°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill39°F (4°C)
Last update 12 Mar 4:52 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles NNW Evanston IL

High Wind Warning March 13, 01:00am until March 13, 04:00pm
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High Wind Warning

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers likely, mainly between 1am and 5am. Cloudy, with a steady temperature around 42. Windy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to 25 to 30 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 42 °F

    Chance
    Showers and
    Breezy then
    Showers
    Likely and
    Windy

  • Friday

    Friday: Partly sunny, with a steady temperature around 43. Very windy, with a west southwest wind 30 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.

    High: 43 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Very
    Windy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

    Low: 32 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Breezy
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 39. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east southeast in the morning.

    High: 39 °F

    Cloudy then
    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Rain, possibly mixed with snow showers, becoming all rain after 4am. Low around 36. Breezy, with an east wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    Low: 36 °F

    Chance
    Rain/Snow
    then
    Rain/Snow and
    Breezy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Showers. High near 52. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

    High: 52 °F

    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Snow, possibly mixed with rain. Low around 21. Blustery. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

    Low: 21 °F

    Rain/Snow and
    Blustery

  • Monday

    Monday: Snow likely, mainly before 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 27. Blustery.

    High: 27 °F

    Snow Likely
    and Blustery

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. Blustery.

    Low: 11 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Showers likely, mainly between 1am and 5am. Cloudy, with a steady temperature around 42. Windy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to 25 to 30 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a steady temperature around 43. Very windy, with a west southwest wind 30 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 39. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east southeast in the morning.
Saturday Night
Rain, possibly mixed with snow showers, becoming all rain after 4am. Low around 36. Breezy, with an east wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Sunday
Showers. High near 52. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Sunday Night
Snow, possibly mixed with rain. Low around 21. Blustery. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Monday
Snow likely, mainly before 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 27. Blustery.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. Blustery.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 24.
Tuesday Night
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32.
Thursday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles NNW Evanston IL
 42.05°N 87.69°W
Last Update:
3:41 pm CDT Mar 12, 2026
Forecast Valid:
5pm CDT Mar 12, 2026-6pm CDT Mar 19, 2026
 
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