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Current conditions at

Chicago, Chicago Midway Airport (KMDW)

Lat: 41.78°NLon: 87.76°WElev: 617ft.

Partly Cloudy

-8°F

-22°C

Humidity	38%
Wind Speed	NW 18 G 26 mph
Barometer	30.62 in (1039.4 mb)
Dewpoint	-27°F (-33°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	-31°F (-35°C)
Last update	23 Jan 7:53 am CST

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Extended Forecast for

3 Miles ENE Chicago IL

Cold Weather Advisory January 23, 12:00pm until January 24, 09:00am

Extreme Cold Warning January 23, 08:31am until January 23, 12:00pm

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Cold Weather Advisory

Extreme Cold Warning

Extreme Cold Warning January 23, 08:31am until January 23, 12:00pm
NOW until 12:00pm Fri
Extreme Cold Warning
Today
High: 1 °F
Scattered
Flurries and
Blustery then
Mostly Sunny
Tonight
Low: -8 °F
Partly Cloudy
then Slight
Chance Snow
Showers
Saturday
High: 11 °F
Chance Snow
Saturday Night
Low: 8 °F
Snow Likely
Sunday
High: 19 °F
Snow Likely
Sunday Night
Low: 2 °F
Chance Snow
Monday
High: 12 °F
Mostly Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 6 °F
Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Today

Scattered flurries before noon. Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 1. Wind chill values as low as -30. Blustery, with a northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Tonight

A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -8. Wind chill values as low as -24. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Saturday

A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly after noon. Cloudy, with a high near 11. Wind chill values as low as -19. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 10 mph.

Saturday Night

Snow likely, mainly after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 8. Wind chill values as low as zero. East wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Sunday

Snow likely. Cloudy, with a high near 19. Northeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday Night

A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 2.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 12.

Monday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6.

Tuesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 19.

Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 5.