Wildfire Smoke and Severe Thunderstorms in the East; Monsoon Thunderstorms in the Southwest

Wildfire smoke continues to impact air quality from the Great Lakes region into New England and the Mid-Atlantic today with widespread Air Quality Alerts in effect. Severe thunderstorms are expected across portions of the Ohio Valley and Lower Great Lakes into the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast, this afternoon into the evening. Monsoonal thunderstorms may bring areas of flooding to the Southwest. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Chicago, Chicago Midway Airport (KMDW)

Lat: 41.78°NLon: 87.76°WElev: 617ft.

Mostly Cloudy

81°F

27°C

Humidity	77%
Wind Speed	W 14 mph
Barometer	29.87 in (1010.3 mb)
Dewpoint	73°F (23°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Heat Index	86°F (30°C)
Last update	18 Jul 8:53 am CDT

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Extended Forecast for

Chicago IL

Today
High: 90 °F⇓
Slight Chance
T-storms then
Chance
T-storms
Tonight
Low: 68 °F
Patchy Smoke
Sunday
High: 79 °F
Patchy Smoke
Sunday Night
Low: 68 °F
Mostly Clear
Monday
High: 87 °F
Mostly Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 73 °F
Showers
Likely
Tuesday
High: 86 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms
Tuesday Night
Low: 65 °F
Mostly Clear
Wednesday
High: 77 °F
Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today

A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between noon and 5pm. Partly sunny, with a temperature rising to near 90 by 11am, then falling to around 82 during the remainder of the day. Heat index values as high as 99. West wind around 15 mph becoming north northeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Tonight

Patchy smoke after 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 68. North northeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Sunday

Patchy smoke. Sunny, with a high near 79. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 68. East northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. South wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Monday Night

Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Tuesday

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.