Areas of Dangerous Heat and Severe Thunderstorms

Dangerous heat will build across the Southwest U.S. through the end of the week with daytime highs of 110-115°F. Heat across the southern Plains will briefly ease to near-normal by late week before returning over much of the Plains into next week. Severe thunderstorms are expected across parts of the central and southern High Plains, central Great Lakes, and Ozarks Wednesday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Hazardous Weather Outlook

Current conditions at

Chicago, Chicago Midway Airport (KMDW)

Lat: 41.78°NLon: 87.76°WElev: 617ft.

Overcast

71°F

22°C

Humidity	66%
Wind Speed	S 8 mph
Barometer	30.01 in (1015.5 mb)
Dewpoint	59°F (15°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	25 Aug 11:53 pm CDT

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Extended Forecast for

Chicago IL

Overnight
Low: 66 °F
Chance
Showers
Wednesday
High: 84 °F
Chance
T-storms
Wednesday Night
Low: 66 °F
Slight Chance
Showers then
Mostly Clear
Thursday
High: 80 °F
Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: 65 °F
Mostly Clear
Friday
High: 80 °F
Sunny
Friday Night
Low: 64 °F
Mostly Clear
Saturday
High: 82 °F
Mostly Sunny
Saturday Night
Low: 68 °F
Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

Wednesday

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10am, then a slight chance of showers between 10am and 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Wednesday Night

A 10 percent chance of showers before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 66. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 80. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north northeast in the afternoon.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 65. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 80.

Friday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 64.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.