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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

29°F

-2°C

Humidity 85%
Wind Speed W 7 mph
Barometer 30.00 in (1016.6 mb)
Dewpoint 25°F (-4°C)
Visibility 2.50 mi
Wind Chill22°F (-6°C)
Last update 3 Dec 1:52 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Palatine IL

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Snow likely before 4pm, then patchy snow and freezing rain between 4pm and 5pm, then patchy flurries and freezing rain after 5pm. Cloudy, with a high near 31. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 31 °F

    Wintry Mix
    Likely

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Intermittent flurries with a slight chance of snow before 7pm, then intermittent flurries between 7pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 2. Wind chill values as low as -9. North northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 2 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 15. Wind chill values as low as -10. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 10 mph.

    High: 15 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 0. Wind chill values as low as -7. Light southwest wind becoming south southwest 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

    Low: 0 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 25. Southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

    High: 25 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20.

    Low: 20 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 29.

    High: 29 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14.

    Low: 14 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 25.

    High: 25 °F

    Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Snow likely before 4pm, then patchy snow and freezing rain between 4pm and 5pm, then patchy flurries and freezing rain after 5pm. Cloudy, with a high near 31. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tonight
Intermittent flurries with a slight chance of snow before 7pm, then intermittent flurries between 7pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 2. Wind chill values as low as -9. North northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 15. Wind chill values as low as -10. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 10 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 0. Wind chill values as low as -7. Light southwest wind becoming south southwest 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 25. Southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Friday Night
A 40 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 29.
Saturday Night
A chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 25.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 23.
Monday Night
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14.
Tuesday
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Palatine IL
 42.11°N 88.04°W
Last Update:
1:51 pm CST Dec 3, 2025
Forecast Valid:
2pm CST Dec 3, 2025-6pm CST Dec 9, 2025
 
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