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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Chicago / Wheeling, Pal-Waukee Airport (KPWK)

Lat: 42.12°NLon: 87.9°WElev: 646ft.

Mostly Cloudy

21°F

-6°C

Humidity 68%
Wind Speed N 17 G 29 mph
Barometer 30.38 in (1029.6 mb)
Dewpoint 12°F (-11°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill7°F (-14°C)
Last update 22 Feb 6:52 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Wheeling IL

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Scattered snow showers with intermittent flurries before 10pm, then scattered flurries with isolated snow showers between 10pm and midnight, then intermittent flurries after midnight. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 17. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    Low: 17 °F

    Blustery.
    Scattered
    Snow Showers
    then
    Intermittent
    Flurries

  • Monday

    Monday: Intermittent flurries before 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 30. Wind chill values as low as 1. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 30 °F

    Intermittent
    Flurries and
    Blustery then
    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 18. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph after midnight.

    Low: 18 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of snow after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

    High: 40 °F

    Breezy.
    Mostly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. West northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 24 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 36.

    High: 36 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A 50 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24.

    Low: 24 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A chance of snow before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 36.

    High: 36 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Partly
    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 23.

    Low: 23 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Scattered snow showers with intermittent flurries before 10pm, then scattered flurries with isolated snow showers between 10pm and midnight, then intermittent flurries after midnight. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 17. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Monday
Intermittent flurries before 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 30. Wind chill values as low as 1. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Monday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around 18. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of snow after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. West northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 36.
Wednesday Night
A 50 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24.
Thursday
A chance of snow before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 36.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 23.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 50.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 31.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 45.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 34.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Wheeling IL
 42.13°N 87.92°W
Last Update:
6:46 pm CST Feb 22, 2026
Forecast Valid:
6pm CST Feb 22, 2026-6pm CST Mar 1, 2026
 
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