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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Chicago, Chicago Midway Airport (KMDW)

Lat: 41.78°NLon: 87.76°WElev: 617ft.

Partly Cloudy

30°F

-1°C

Humidity 49%
Wind Speed NW 18 G 32 mph
Barometer 30.24 in (1025.4 mb)
Dewpoint 13°F (-11°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill18°F (-8°C)
Last update 27 Nov 9:53 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Chicago IL

Winter Storm Watch November 29, 03:00am until November 30, 06:00am
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Winter Storm Watch

  • Thanksgiving Day

    Thanksgiving Day: A slight chance of flurries after noon. Increasing clouds, with a high near 33. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 33 °F

    Slight Chance
    Flurries and
    Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 24. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 24 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 32. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 32 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow after midnight. Increasing clouds, with a low around 24. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: 24 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Snow. The snow could be heavy at times. High near 33. South southeast wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

    High: 33 °F

    Heavy Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Snow. The snow could be heavy at times. Low around 28. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

    Low: 28 °F

    Heavy Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Snow likely, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    High: 33 °F

    Snow Likely

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13.

    Low: 13 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 22.

    High: 22 °F

    Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Thanksgiving Day
A slight chance of flurries after noon. Increasing clouds, with a high near 33. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tonight
Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 24. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 32. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday Night
A 40 percent chance of snow after midnight. Increasing clouds, with a low around 24. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Saturday
Snow. The snow could be heavy at times. High near 33. South southeast wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Saturday Night
Snow. The snow could be heavy at times. Low around 28. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Sunday
Snow likely, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 22.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 24.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 31.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Chicago IL
 41.84°N 87.68°W
Last Update:
10:11 am CST Nov 27, 2025
Forecast Valid:
10am CST Nov 27, 2025-6pm CST Dec 3, 2025
 
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