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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Chicago / Wheeling, Pal-Waukee Airport (KPWK)

Lat: 42.12°NLon: 87.9°WElev: 646ft.

Fog/Mist

41°F

5°C

Humidity	100%
Wind Speed	Calm
Barometer	30.06 in (1018.5 mb)
Dewpoint	41°F (5°C)
Visibility	0.75 mi
Last update	5 Mar 9:52 pm CST

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Extended Forecast for

Highland Park IL

Dense Fog Advisory March 5, 10:45pm until March 6, 06:00am

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Dense Fog Advisory

Dense Fog Advisory March 5, 10:45pm until March 6, 06:00am
NOW until 6:00am Fri
Dense Fog Advisory
Tonight
Low: 40 °F
Dense Fog
Friday
High: 63 °F
Showers and
Fog then
Chance
T-storms and
Areas Fog
Friday Night
Low: 62 °F
Breezy.
Chance
T-storms then
Showers
Saturday
High: 60 °F
Breezy.
Chance
Showers then
Partly Sunny
Saturday Night
Low: 38 °F
Partly Cloudy
Sunday
High: 60 °F
Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 48 °F
Mostly Clear
Monday
High: 69 °F
Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Widespread dense fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a steady temperature around 40. East southeast wind around 5 mph.

Friday

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9am, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 9am and noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Widespread fog, mainly before 9am. High near 63. South southeast wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after midnight. Steady temperature around 62. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Saturday

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9am, then a slight chance of showers between 9am and noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60. Breezy, with a southwest wind 10 to 20 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 60.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 48.

Monday

Sunny, with a high near 69.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 45.

Tuesday

Showers likely, mainly after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 69.