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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Chicago / Wheeling, Pal-Waukee Airport (KPWK)

Lat: 42.12°NLon: 87.9°WElev: 646ft.

Light Rain and Windy

42°F

6°C

Humidity 65%
Wind Speed SW 35 G 53 mph
Barometer 29.70 in (1006.0 mb)
Dewpoint 31°F (-1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill30°F (-1°C)
Last update 13 Mar 1:52 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Highland Park IL

High Wind Warning until March 13, 04:00pm
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High Wind Warning
  •  
    High Wind Warning until March 13, 04:00pm

    NOW until 4:00pm Fri

    High Wind Warning

  • Overnight

    Low: 41 °F

    Showers and
    Windy

  • Friday

    Friday: A slight chance of rain and snow showers before 10am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 43. Very windy, with a west northwest wind 30 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 43 °F

    Very Windy.
    Slight Chance
    Rain/Snow
    then Partly
    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 25 mph decreasing to 5 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

    Low: 31 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 20 percent chance of snow showers. Cloudy, with a high near 38. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the morning.

    High: 38 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Rain and snow showers likely, becoming all rain after 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 36. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    Low: 36 °F

    Rain/Snow
    Likely

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Showers, mainly after 1pm. High near 56. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

    High: 56 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Rain showers before 1am, then snow showers, possibly mixed with rain between 1am and 4am, then snow showers after 4am. Low around 22. Blustery. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

    Low: 22 °F

    Blustery.
    Showers then
    Rain/Snow

  • Monday

    Monday: Snow showers, mainly before 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 28. Windy.

    High: 28 °F

    Snow Showers
    and Windy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Showers, mainly before 4am. Steady temperature around 41. Windy, with a south southwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday
A slight chance of rain and snow showers before 10am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 43. Very windy, with a west northwest wind 30 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 25 mph decreasing to 5 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of snow showers. Cloudy, with a high near 38. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the morning.
Saturday Night
Rain and snow showers likely, becoming all rain after 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 36. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Sunday
Showers, mainly after 1pm. High near 56. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Sunday Night
Rain showers before 1am, then snow showers, possibly mixed with rain between 1am and 4am, then snow showers after 4am. Low around 22. Blustery. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Monday
Snow showers, mainly before 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 28. Windy.
Monday Night
A chance of snow showers before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 10. Blustery.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 26.
Tuesday Night
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 47.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Highland Park IL
 42.19°N 87.8°W
Last Update:
1:22 am CDT Mar 13, 2026
Forecast Valid:
2am CDT Mar 13, 2026-6pm CDT Mar 19, 2026
 
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