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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

42°F

6°C

Humidity 53%
Wind Speed S 18 G 30 mph
Barometer 29.82 in (1010.1 mb)
Dewpoint 26°F (-3°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill34°F (1°C)
Last update 12 Mar 11:52 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Lake Zurich IL

High Wind Warning March 13, 01:00am until March 13, 04:00pm
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High Wind Warning

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Showers, mainly before 4am. Steady temperature around 40. 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.

    Low: 40 °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 29. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

    Low: 29 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 20 percent chance of snow showers. Cloudy, with a high near 40. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the morning.

    High: 40 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Snow showers likely before 10pm, then rain and snow showers likely between 10pm and 1am, then rain showers likely after 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 34. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    Low: 34 °F

    Rain/Snow
    Likely

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Showers. High near 57. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

    High: 57 °F

    Showers
    Likely then
    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Rain showers before 1am, then snow showers. Low around 20. Blustery. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

    Low: 20 °F

    Blustery.
    Showers then
    Rain/Snow

  • Monday

    Monday: Snow showers, mainly before 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 26. Windy.

    High: 26 °F

    Snow Showers
    and Windy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 4.

    Low: 4 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Showers, mainly before 4am. Steady temperature around 40. 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 29. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of snow showers. Cloudy, with a high near 40. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the morning.
Saturday Night
Snow showers likely before 10pm, then rain and snow showers likely between 10pm and 1am, then rain showers likely after 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 34. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Sunday
Showers. High near 57. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Sunday Night
Rain showers before 1am, then snow showers. Low around 20. Blustery. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Monday
Snow showers, mainly before 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 26. Windy.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 4.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 23.
Tuesday Night
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.
Thursday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Lake Zurich IL
 42.18°N 88.09°W
Last Update:
12:46 am CDT Mar 13, 2026
Forecast Valid:
12am CDT Mar 13, 2026-6pm CDT Mar 19, 2026
 
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