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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Chicago / Wheeling, Pal-Waukee Airport (KPWK)

Lat: 42.12°NLon: 87.9°WElev: 646ft.

Fair

18°F

-8°C

Humidity 74%
Wind Speed SW 6 mph
Barometer 30.20 in (1023.5 mb)
Dewpoint 11°F (-12°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill10°F (-12°C)
Last update 5 Feb 3:52 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Wauconda IL

  • Today

    Today: Scattered snow showers between 9am and 3pm. Cloudy, with a high near 32. South southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    High: 32 °F

    Scattered
    Snow Showers
    then Isolated
    Snow Showers

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Snow showers likely, possibly mixed with freezing rain and sleet, becoming all snow after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. Little or no snow and sleet accumulation expected.

    Low: 28 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Wintry
    Mix Likely

  • Friday

    Friday: A chance of snow showers, freezing rain, and sleet before 9am, then a slight chance of snow showers after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    High: 36 °F

    Chance Wintry
    Mix then
    Isolated Snow
    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 7. Wind chill values as low as -4. Blustery, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 7 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 24. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    High: 24 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 17.

    Low: 17 °F

    Cloudy then
    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34.

    High: 34 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 22.

    Low: 22 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 44.

    High: 44 °F

    Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Scattered snow showers between 9am and 3pm. Cloudy, with a high near 32. South southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Tonight
Snow showers likely, possibly mixed with freezing rain and sleet, becoming all snow after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. Little or no snow and sleet accumulation expected.
Friday
A chance of snow showers, freezing rain, and sleet before 9am, then a slight chance of snow showers after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 7. Wind chill values as low as -4. Blustery, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 24. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 17.
Sunday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 22.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 44.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 42.
Tuesday Night
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.
Wednesday
A chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 36.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Wauconda IL
 42.27°N 88.12°W
Last Update:
3:11 am CST Feb 5, 2026
Forecast Valid:
4am CST Feb 5, 2026-6pm CST Feb 11, 2026
 
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