Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Chicago / Wheeling, Pal-Waukee Airport (KPWK)

Lat: 42.12°NLon: 87.9°WElev: 646ft.

Overcast

52°F

11°C

Humidity 86%
Wind Speed W 13 G 24 mph
Barometer 29.66 in (1004.0 mb)
Dewpoint 48°F (9°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill48°F (9°C)
Last update 18 Apr 4:52 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Prospect Heights IL

  • Overnight

    Overnight: A 20 percent chance of showers.  Cloudy, with a steady temperature around 50. Breezy, with a west northwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 50 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 10 percent chance of showers before 7am.  Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 50. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 50 °F

    Breezy.
    Slight Chance
    Showers then
    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Areas of frost after 5am.  Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 36. West southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 36 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Areas
    Frost

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers after 1pm.  Areas of frost before 7am.  Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 50. West southwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    High: 50 °F

    Areas Frost
    then Chance
    Showers

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Widespread frost, mainly after 5am.  Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 33. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

    Low: 33 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Frost

  • Monday

    Monday: Widespread frost before 8am.  Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 54.

    High: 54 °F

    Frost then
    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.

    Low: 44 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.

    High: 72 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.

    Low: 48 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
A 20 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a steady temperature around 50. Breezy, with a west northwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Saturday
A 10 percent chance of showers before 7am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 50. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Saturday Night
Areas of frost after 5am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 36. West southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Areas of frost before 7am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 50. West southwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Sunday Night
Widespread frost, mainly after 5am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 33. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Monday
Widespread frost before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 54.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 70.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 53.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
Thursday Night
Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Friday
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Prospect Heights IL
 42.09°N 87.92°W
3:06 am CDT Apr 18, 2026
5am CDT Apr 18, 2026-6pm CDT Apr 24, 2026
 
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