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Hazardous Weather Conditions
Current conditions at
Chicago / Wheeling, Pal-Waukee Airport (KPWK)
Lat: 42.12°NLon: 87.9°WElev: 646ft.
Fog/Mist
41°F
5°C
| Humidity | 100% |
| Wind Speed | Calm |
| Barometer | 30.07 in (1018.8 mb) |
| Dewpoint | 41°F (5°C) |
| Visibility | 0.75 mi |
| Last update | 5 Mar 10:52 pm CST |
Extended Forecast for
Wilmette IL
Dense Fog Advisory March 5, 11:53pm until March 6, 06:00am
NOW until 6:00am Fri
Dense Fog Advisory
Tonight
Low: 42 °F
Slight Chance
Showers and
Dense FogFriday
High: 69 °F
Showers
Likely and
Fog then
Chance
T-storms and
Patchy FogFriday Night
Low: 60 °F
Breezy.
Chance
T-storms then
ShowersSaturday
High: 63 °F
Breezy.
Chance
Showers then
Partly SunnySaturday Night
Low: 38 °F
Partly Cloudy
Sunday
High: 59 °F
Sunny then
Sunny and
BreezySunday Night
Low: 48 °F
Mostly Clear
Monday
High: 69 °F
Sunny
Detailed Forecast
Tonight
A 20 percent chance of showers before 4am. Widespread dense fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a steady temperature around 42. East southeast wind around 5 mph.
Friday
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before noon. Widespread fog, mainly before 9am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 69. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after midnight. Low around 60. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9am, then a slight chance of showers between 9am and noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63. Breezy, with a southwest wind 10 to 20 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 59. Breezy.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 48.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 69.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
Tuesday
Showers likely, mainly after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 69.
Tuesday Night
Showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Wednesday
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 30.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 44.
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Point Forecast:
Wilmette IL
42.06°N 87.75°W
42.06°N 87.75°W
11:41 pm CST Mar 5, 2026
11pm CST Mar 5, 2026-6pm CDT Mar 12, 2026
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