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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Chicago, Chicago Midway Airport (KMDW)

Lat: 41.78°NLon: 87.76°WElev: 617ft.

Overcast and Breezy

43°F

6°C

Humidity 65%
Wind Speed S 23 G 37 mph
Barometer 29.57 in (1001.7 mb)
Dewpoint 32°F (0°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill34°F (1°C)
Last update 13 Mar 3:53 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Chicago IL

High Wind Warning March 13, 03:57am until March 13, 04:00pm
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High Wind Warning
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    High Wind Warning March 13, 03:57am until March 13, 04:00pm

    NOW until 4:00pm Fri

    High Wind Warning

  • Overnight

    Low: 41 °F

    Showers
    Likely and
    Windy

  • Friday

    Friday: A slight chance of rain showers, mixing with snow after 7am, then gradually ending. Partly sunny, with a high near 46. Very windy, with a west wind 30 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 46 °F

    Very Windy.
    Slight Chance
    Rain/Snow
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

    Low: 32 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Breezy
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A chance of snow showers before 4pm, then a slight chance of rain and snow showers. Cloudy, with a high near 40. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    High: 40 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers then
    Chance
    Rain/Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Showers likely, mainly after 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 37. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Low: 37 °F

    Showers
    Likely

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A chance of showers before 1pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 1pm and 4pm, then showers after 4pm. High near 60. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    High: 60 °F

    Breezy.
    Chance
    Showers then
    Showers

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Rain showers before 1am, then snow showers, possibly mixed with rain between 1am and 4am, then snow showers after 4am. Low around 24. Blustery. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

    Low: 24 °F

    Blustery.
    Showers then
    Rain/Snow

  • Monday

    Monday: Snow showers, mainly before 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 30. Blustery.

    High: 30 °F

    Snow Showers
    and Blustery

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Showers likely, mainly before 4am. Cloudy, with a steady temperature around 41. Windy, with a south southwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday
A slight chance of rain showers, mixing with snow after 7am, then gradually ending. Partly sunny, with a high near 46. Very windy, with a west wind 30 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.
Saturday
A chance of snow showers before 4pm, then a slight chance of rain and snow showers. Cloudy, with a high near 40. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday Night
Showers likely, mainly after 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 37. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday
A chance of showers before 1pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 1pm and 4pm, then showers after 4pm. High near 60. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Sunday Night
Rain showers before 1am, then snow showers, possibly mixed with rain between 1am and 4am, then snow showers after 4am. Low around 24. Blustery. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Monday
Snow showers, mainly before 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 30. Blustery.
Monday Night
A chance of snow showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12. Blustery.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 27.
Tuesday Night
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 49.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Chicago IL
 41.84°N 87.68°W
Last Update:
3:41 am CDT Mar 13, 2026
Forecast Valid:
3am CDT Mar 13, 2026-6pm CDT Mar 19, 2026
 
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