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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Chicago / Wheeling, Pal-Waukee Airport (KPWK)

Lat: 42.12°NLon: 87.9°WElev: 646ft.

Overcast

27°F

-3°C

Humidity 63%
Wind Speed SW 12 G 22 mph
Barometer 29.79 in (1009.5 mb)
Dewpoint 16°F (-9°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill16°F (-9°C)
Last update 5 Dec 8:52 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Wauconda IL

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of snow, mixing with freezing rain after 10pm, then gradually ending. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 25. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Low: 25 °F

    Chance Wintry
    Mix

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 25. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light northwest in the afternoon.

    High: 25 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Snow, mainly after midnight. Low around 19. Calm wind becoming north northeast around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

    Low: 19 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly before noon. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 24. North wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 24 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10. North wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

    Low: 10 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers

  • Monday

    Monday: A 20 percent chance of snow showers before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 23.

    High: 23 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers
    then Partly
    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13.

    Low: 13 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35.

    High: 35 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Rain and snow likely. Cloudy, with a low around 30.

    Low: 30 °F

    Rain/Snow
    Likely

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A chance of snow, mixing with freezing rain after 10pm, then gradually ending. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 25. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 25. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light northwest in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Snow, mainly after midnight. Low around 19. Calm wind becoming north northeast around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
Sunday
A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly before noon. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 24. North wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sunday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10. North wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Monday
A 20 percent chance of snow showers before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 23.
Monday Night
A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13.
Tuesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35.
Tuesday Night
Rain and snow likely. Cloudy, with a low around 30.
Wednesday
Snow showers likely, possibly mixed with rain before noon, then a chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36.
Wednesday Night
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14.
Thursday
A chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 26.
Thursday Night
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 18.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Wauconda IL
 42.27°N 88.12°W
Last Update:
6:16 pm CST Dec 5, 2025
Forecast Valid:
9pm CST Dec 5, 2025-6pm CST Dec 12, 2025
 
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