Severe Weather, Excessive Rainfall and Heat Concerns This Weekend

Clusters of showers and strong to severe thunderstorms are expected across portions of the southern Plains today, then tracking into the Lower Mississippi Valley. The greatest hazards today will be from large hail and damaging wind gusts. Elsewhere, excessive rainfall and flooding concerns across portions of the Plains and Midwest today. Excessive heat continues across Puerto Rico this weekend. Read More >

Current conditions at

Chicago, Chicago Midway Airport (KMDW)

Lat: 41.78°NLon: 87.76°WElev: 617ft.

Mostly Cloudy

85°F

29°C

Humidity 21%
Wind Speed W 8 mph
Barometer 29.74 in (1006.3 mb)
Dewpoint 41°F (5°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index82°F (28°C)
Last update 10 Jun 4:53 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

6 Miles NNE Chicago IL

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 50 percent chance of showers, mainly after 2am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Breezy, with a southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north northwest 15 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Showers and
    Breezy

    Low: 58 °F

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Showers likely, mainly before 11am.  Cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 55 by 5pm. Breezy, with a north northeast wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Breezy.
    Showers
    Likely then
    Chance
    Showers

    High: 58 °F

  • Sunday
    Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. Breezy, with a north wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 15 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

    Partly Cloudy
    and Breezy

    Low: 51 °F

  • Monday

    Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers after 1pm.  Sunny, with a high near 72. North northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

    Sunny then
    Slight Chance
    Showers

    High: 72 °F

  • Monday
    Night

    Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Chance
    Showers

    Low: 59 °F

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 4pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Chance
    Showers

    High: 78 °F

  • Tuesday
    Night

    Tuesday Night: A slight chance of thunderstorms before 7pm.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Chance of precipitation is 10%.

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Clear

    Low: 60 °F

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 68.

    Sunny

    High: 68 °F

  • Wednesday
    Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62.

    Partly Cloudy

    Low: 62 °F

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 50 percent chance of showers, mainly after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Breezy, with a southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north northwest 15 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Sunday
Showers likely, mainly before 11am. Cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 55 by 5pm. Breezy, with a north northeast wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. Breezy, with a north wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 15 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.
Monday
A 20 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 72. North northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Monday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday Night
A slight chance of thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Chance of precipitation is 10%.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 68.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 62.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 68.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 59.
Friday
A chance of showers. Sunny, with a high near 68.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.
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Point Forecast:
6 Miles NNE Chicago IL
 41.92°N 87.64°W
2:42 pm CDT Jun 10, 2023
5pm CDT Jun 10, 2023-6pm CDT Jun 17, 2023
 
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