Heavy Rainfall and Severe Thunderstorm Threats; Heat Risk Expands; Monitoring the Tropics

Flash flooding risks continue for portions of the Four Corners and Great Basin through today. Severe thunderstorms are outlooked from the eastern Great Lakes, southern New England into the mid-Atlantic through Tuesday. Heat risk increases and expands across the center of the nation and across the Ohio Valley and mid-Atlantic this week. Continue to closely monitor tropical development in the Gulf. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Chicago / Wheeling, Pal-Waukee Airport (KPWK)

Lat: 42.12°NLon: 87.9°WElev: 646ft.

Fair

83°F

28°C

Humidity 77%
Wind Speed SW 6 mph
Barometer 29.92 in (1012.8 mb)
Dewpoint 75°F (24°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index90°F (32°C)
Last update 31 Aug 5:52 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Hawthorn Woods IL

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then isolated showers between 10pm and 1am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    Low: 73 °F

    Scattered
    Showers then
    Isolated
    Showers

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Heat index values as high as 98. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 89 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Chance
    T-storms

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 74. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 74 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 90. Heat index values as high as 99. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 90 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Southwest wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 10 mph.

    Low: 73 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 84.

    High: 84 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 70.

    Low: 70 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Friday

    Friday: A chance of showers before 1pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 85.

    High: 85 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 69.

    Low: 69 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Chance
    T-storms

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then isolated showers between 10pm and 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Tuesday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Heat index values as high as 98. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 74. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 90. Heat index values as high as 99. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Southwest wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 10 mph.
Thursday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 84.
Thursday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70.
Friday
A chance of showers before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 85.
Friday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.
Labor Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Hawthorn Woods IL
 42.24°N 88.06°W
5:51 pm CDT Aug 31, 2026
6pm CDT Aug 31, 2026-6pm CDT Sep 7, 2026
 
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