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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

-10°F

-23°C

Humidity 49%
Wind Speed N 16 G 28 mph
Barometer 30.59 in (1037.6 mb)
Dewpoint -24°F (-31°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill-33°F (-36°C)
Last update 23 Jan 6:52 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Wauconda IL

Cold Weather Advisory January 23, 12:00pm until January 24, 09:00am
Extreme Cold Warning January 23, 07:33am until January 23, 12:00pm
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Cold Weather Advisory
Extreme Cold Warning
  •  
    Extreme Cold Warning January 23, 07:33am until January 23, 12:00pm

    NOW until 12:00pm Fri

    Extreme Cold Warning

  • Today

    High: -3 °F

    Scattered
    Flurries

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around -15. Wind chill values as low as -28. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

    Low: -15 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 7. Wind chill values as low as -26. North northwest wind around 5 mph.

    High: 7 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 50 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 2. Wind chill values as low as -5. North northeast wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 10 mph.

    Low: 2 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 50 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a high near 15. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

    High: 15 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -2.

    Low: -2 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 10.

    High: 10 °F

    Cold

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3.

    Low: 3 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Today
Scattered flurries before noon. Sunny and cold, with a high near -3. Wind chill values as low as -34. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around -15. Wind chill values as low as -28. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 7. Wind chill values as low as -26. North northwest wind around 5 mph.
Saturday Night
A 50 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 2. Wind chill values as low as -5. North northeast wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 10 mph.
Sunday
A 50 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a high near 15. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Sunday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -2.
Monday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 10.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 17.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 0.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 12.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -2.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 12.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Wauconda IL
 42.27°N 88.12°W
Last Update:
6:41 am CST Jan 23, 2026
Forecast Valid:
7am CST Jan 23, 2026-6pm CST Jan 29, 2026
 
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