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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Chicago, Chicago Midway Airport (KMDW)

Lat: 41.78°NLon: 87.76°WElev: 617ft.

A Few Clouds and Windy

22°F

-6°C

Humidity 36%
Wind Speed W 28 G 40 mph
Barometer 30.20 in (1024.5 mb)
Dewpoint -1°F (-18°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill5°F (-15°C)
Last update 22 Jan 3:53 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Chicago IL

Cold Weather Advisory January 23, 12:00pm until January 24, 09:00am
Extreme Cold Warning January 23, 03:00am until January 23, 12:00pm
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Cold Weather Advisory
Extreme Cold Warning

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A chance of flurries after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 26. Blustery, with a west wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 26 °F

    Chance
    Flurries and
    Blustery

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Intermittent flurries. Partly cloudy, with a low around -9. Wind chill values as low as -29. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: -9 °F

    Intermittent
    Flurries and
    Blustery

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny and cold, with a high near 1. Wind chill values as low as -31. Blustery, with a northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 1 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Blustery
    then Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -4. Wind chill values as low as -17. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: -4 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance Snow
    Showers

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly after noon. Cloudy, with a high near 11. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming east in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 10 mph.

    High: 11 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Chance Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Snow likely. Cloudy, with a low around 8. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Low: 8 °F

    Snow Likely

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Snow likely. Cloudy, with a high near 19. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    High: 19 °F

    Snow Likely

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 2.

    Low: 2 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 12.

    High: 12 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A chance of flurries after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 26. Blustery, with a west wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tonight
Intermittent flurries. Partly cloudy, with a low around -9. Wind chill values as low as -29. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Friday
Sunny and cold, with a high near 1. Wind chill values as low as -31. Blustery, with a northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -4. Wind chill values as low as -17. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday
A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly after noon. Cloudy, with a high near 11. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming east in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 10 mph.
Saturday Night
Snow likely. Cloudy, with a low around 8. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday
Snow likely. Cloudy, with a high near 19. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday Night
A 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 5.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 20.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 16.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 2.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 12.
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Point Forecast:
Chicago IL
 41.84°N 87.68°W
Last Update:
3:11 pm CST Jan 22, 2026
Forecast Valid:
4pm CST Jan 22, 2026-6pm CST Jan 29, 2026
 
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