Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Chicago / Wheeling, Pal-Waukee Airport (KPWK)

Lat: 42.12°NLon: 87.9°WElev: 646ft.

Partly Cloudy and Breezy

70°F

21°C

Humidity 32%
Wind Speed SW 25 G 36 mph
Barometer 30.00 in (1016.0 mb)
Dewpoint 39°F (4°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 8 Apr 4:52 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Crystal Lake IL

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of showers before 1am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 1am and 5am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5am.  Increasing clouds, with a low around 49. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 49 °F

    Breezy.
    Chance
    Showers then
    Showers
    Likely

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers before 7am.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 62 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Mostly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Showers likely before 10pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 10pm and 1am, then showers after 1am.  Low around 42. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east northeast after midnight.  Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

    Low: 42 °F

    Showers

  • Friday

    Friday: Showers likely, mainly before 10am.  Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 55. North wind 5 to 10 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    High: 55 °F

    Showers
    Likely then
    Chance
    Showers

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34. East northeast wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 34 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 57.

    High: 57 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Low: 49 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A chance of showers after 1pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75.

    High: 75 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Showers

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Showers likely, mainly after 1am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64.

    Low: 64 °F

    Showers
    Likely

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A chance of showers before 1am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 1am and 5am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 49. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday
A 30 percent chance of showers before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Thursday Night
Showers likely before 10pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 10pm and 1am, then showers after 1am. Low around 42. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east northeast after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Friday
Showers likely, mainly before 10am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 55. North wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 34. East northeast wind around 5 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 57.
Saturday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Sunday
A chance of showers after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75.
Sunday Night
Showers likely, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64.
Monday
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78.
Monday Night
Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Tuesday
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72.
Tuesday Night
Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.
Wednesday
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Crystal Lake IL
 42.23°N 88.33°W
2:41 pm CDT Apr 8, 2026
4pm CDT Apr 8, 2026-6pm CDT Apr 15, 2026
 
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