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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Chicago / Wheeling, Pal-Waukee Airport (KPWK)

Lat: 42.12°NLon: 87.9°WElev: 646ft.

Fair

49°F

9°C

Humidity 74%
Wind Speed E 12 mph
Barometer 30.10 in (1019.5 mb)
Dewpoint 41°F (5°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill44°F (7°C)
Last update 3 Apr 2:52 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Chicago Executive Airport IL

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55. East northeast wind around 15 mph.

    High: 55 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 10pm. Temperature falling to near 39 by 10pm, then rising to around 47 during the remainder of the night. East northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.

    Low: 39 °F⇑

    Showers

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 10am, then a slight chance of showers between 10am and 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 57 °F

    Breezy.
    Showers
    Likely then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 35 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Breezy
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 52. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 52 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37.

    Low: 37 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 50.

    High: 50 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 27.

    Low: 27 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 42.

    High: 42 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55. East northeast wind around 15 mph.
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 10pm. Temperature falling to near 39 by 10pm, then rising to around 47 during the remainder of the night. East northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Saturday
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 10am, then a slight chance of showers between 10am and 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 52. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 37.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 50.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 27.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 42.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 64.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Thursday
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Chicago Executive Airport IL
 42.13°N 87.89°W
Last Update:
2:40 pm CDT Apr 3, 2026
Forecast Valid:
2pm CDT Apr 3, 2026-6pm CDT Apr 9, 2026
 
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