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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 Snow Fog/Mist

31°F

-1°C

Humidity 89%
Wind Speed N 16 mph
Barometer 29.56 in (1001.6 mb)
Dewpoint 28°F (-2°C)
Visibility 1.00 mi
Wind Chill20°F (-7°C)
Last update 10 Dec 9:52 am CST
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles W Prairie Grove IL

  • Today

    Today: Snow showers likely, mainly before 11am. Cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 26 by 5pm. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

    High: 32 °F⇓

    Breezy. Snow
    Showers
    Likely then
    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 10pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 9. Wind chill values as low as 1. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 9 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 21. Wind chill values as low as zero. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 10 mph.

    High: 21 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. South southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

    Low: 14 °F

    Snow Likely

  • Friday

    Friday: A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 26. North wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west in the afternoon.

    High: 26 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 1.

    Low: 1 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 50 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 9.

    High: 9 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A chance of snow before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around -6.

    Low: -6 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny and cold, with a high near 6.

    High: 6 °F

    Cold

Detailed Forecast

Today
Snow showers likely, mainly before 11am. Cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 26 by 5pm. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Tonight
A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 10pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 9. Wind chill values as low as 1. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 21. Wind chill values as low as zero. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 10 mph.
Thursday Night
Snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. South southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
Friday
A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 26. North wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 1.
Saturday
A 50 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 9.
Saturday Night
A chance of snow before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around -6.
Sunday
Sunny and cold, with a high near 6.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -4.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 20.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 32.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles W Prairie Grove IL
 42.27°N 88.29°W
Last Update:
9:26 am CST Dec 10, 2025
Forecast Valid:
10am CST Dec 10, 2025-6pm CST Dec 16, 2025
 
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