Chicago, IL weather radar & alerts

COOK COUNTY · 41.84°N 87.68°W · UPDATED 1:55 PM CST

43°6° Mostly cloudy Feels like 36°2°
H 43°6° · L 36°2°

WindN 13 mph20 km/h

Humidity52%

Rain27%

Air quality17 Good

Pressure30.04 in101.7 kPa

Sunset4:32 PM

Now 43°6° 27%

4PM 41°5° 27%

5PM 39°4° 27%

6PM 39°4° 17%

7PM 39°4° 17%

8PM 37°3° 17%

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7-day forecast for Chicago

Today Scattered rain and snow showers 43°6° 36°2° 48% rain

Sat Sunny 46°8° 36°2° 8% rain

Sun Sunny 48°9° 34°1° No rain

Mon Sunny 52°11° 34°1° No rain

Tue Sunny 54°12° 36°2° No rain

Wed Sunny 55°13° 43°6° 1% rain

Thu Partly sunny 59°15° 46°8° 14% rain

Detailed forecast

Forecast text by the National Weather Service

Today: Scattered rain showers before 5pm, then scattered rain and snow showers. Partly sunny. High near 42, with temperatures falling to around 40 in the afternoon. North northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Scattered rain and snow showers before 11pm, then scattered rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. North northwest wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday: Sunny. High near 47, with temperatures falling to around 42 in the afternoon. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 35. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 48. North northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Sunday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 51.
Monday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 33.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 53.
Tuesday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 35.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 56.
Wednesday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 59.
Thursday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.

Detailed forecast

Forecast text by the National Weather Service

Today: Scattered rain showers before 5pm, then scattered rain and snow showers. Partly sunny. High near 6, with temperatures falling to around 4 in the afternoon. North northwest wind around 20 km/h, with gusts as high as 35 km/h. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than 0.5 cm possible.
Tonight: Scattered rain and snow showers before 11pm, then scattered rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 2. North northwest wind 15 to 20 km/h, with gusts as high as 30 km/h. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than 0.5 cm possible.
Saturday: Sunny. High near 8, with temperatures falling to around 6 in the afternoon. North northwest wind 5 to 15 km/h.
Saturday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 2. Northwest wind around 5 km/h.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 9. North northwest wind 0 to 5 km/h.
Sunday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 1.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 11.
Monday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 1.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 12.
Tuesday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 2.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 13.
Wednesday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 6.
Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 15.
Thursday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 8.

Tropics near Chicago

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Fire detections within 250 mi400 km 87 satellite detections Nearest 23 mi37 km SW, near Lockport Heights, IL · 36 h ago Fire map

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About Chicago weather today

Chicago is mostly cloudy at 43°F with a north wind of 13 mph. No weather alerts are in effect right now. Rain chances reach 48% today. Highs this week range from 43°F to 59°F. Warnings for Chicago are issued by the National Weather Service.

Chicago is mostly cloudy at 6°C with a north wind of 20 km/h. No weather alerts are in effect right now. Rain chances reach 48% today. Highs this week range from 6°C to 15°C. Warnings for Chicago are issued by the National Weather Service.

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Is there a weather alert in Chicago right now?

No. There are no active weather alerts for Chicago right now. This list updates every minute from the National Weather Service.

Will it rain in Chicago this week?

The highest chance of rain in the next seven days is 48% on today.

Is a hurricane heading toward Chicago?

No. The National Hurricane Center is not tracking any tropical storm or hurricane right now.

Chicago at a glance

County: Cook
NWS office: Chicago
Time zone: Central (CST)
Sunrise / sunset: 6:37 AM / 4:32 PM

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