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Current conditions at

Chicago, Chicago Midway Airport (KMDW)

Lat: 41.78°NLon: 87.76°WElev: 617ft.

Overcast

55°F

13°C

Humidity 29%
Wind Speed W 9 mph
Barometer 29.79 in (1008.7 mb)
Dewpoint 23°F (-5°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill53°F (12°C)
Last update 5 May 3:53 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Chicago IL

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A 20 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a steady temperature around 56. North wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

    High: 56 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers before 8pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 42. East northeast wind around 5 mph becoming north northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 10 mph.

    Low: 42 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 57. West northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 57 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 43. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 43 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 61. West wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 61 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance
    Showers

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.

    Low: 48 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: A 40 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64.

    High: 64 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Showers

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A chance of showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.

    Low: 49 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 75.

    High: 75 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 20 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a steady temperature around 56. North wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Tonight
A 20 percent chance of showers before 8pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 42. East northeast wind around 5 mph becoming north northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 10 mph.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 57. West northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around 43. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 61. West wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Friday
A 40 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64.
Friday Night
A chance of showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 75.
Saturday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Sunday
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Chicago IL
 41.84°N 87.68°W
Last Update:
2:56 pm CDT May 5, 2026
Forecast Valid:
4pm CDT May 5, 2026-6pm CDT May 12, 2026
 
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