Evanston, IL weather radar & alerts

COOK COUNTY · 42.05°N 87.69°W · UPDATED 2:45 PM CST

43°6° Cloudy Feels like 39°4°
H 43°6° · L 36°2°

WindN 6 mph9 km/h

Humidity61%

Rain27%

Air quality17 Good

Pressure30.05 in101.8 kPa

Sunset4:31 PM

Now 43°6° 27%

4PM 43°6° 27%

5PM 43°6° 27%

6PM 41°5° 16%

7PM 41°5° 16%

8PM 39°4° 16%

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7-day forecast for Evanston

Today Scattered rain showers 43°6° 36°2° 41% rain

Sat Sunny 46°8° 36°2° 9% rain

Sun Sunny 48°9° 36°2° No rain

Mon Sunny 52°11° 36°2° No rain

Tue Sunny 52°11° 37°3° No rain

Wed Sunny 55°13° 45°7° 1% rain

Thu Partly sunny 57°14° 48°9° 15% rain

Detailed forecast

Forecast text by the National Weather Service

Today: Scattered rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 43. North wind around 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tonight: Scattered rain showers before 11pm, then scattered rain and snow showers between 11pm and 5am, then scattered rain and snow showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. North northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Saturday: Sunny. High near 46, with temperatures falling to around 43 in the afternoon. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 36. 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 35.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 51.
Monday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 36.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 52.
Tuesday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 55.
Wednesday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 58.
Thursday night: A slight chance of rain before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.

Detailed forecast

Forecast text by the National Weather Service

Today: Scattered rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 6. North wind around 30 km/h, with gusts as high as 40 km/h. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tonight: Scattered rain showers before 11pm, then scattered rain and snow showers between 11pm and 5am, then scattered rain and snow showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 2. North northwest wind 20 to 30 km/h. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Saturday: Sunny. High near 8, with temperatures falling to around 6 in the afternoon. North northwest wind 10 to 20 km/h.
Saturday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 2. Northwest wind 5 to 10 km/h.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 9. North northwest wind 0 to 10 km/h.
Sunday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 2.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 11.
Monday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 2.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 11.
Tuesday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 3.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 13.
Wednesday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 7.
Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 14.
Thursday night: A slight chance of rain before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 9.

Tropics near Evanston

No active tropical storms or hurricanes.

Hurricane tracker Earthquakes within 250 mi400 km

No M2.5+ earthquakes near Evanston in the last 7 days.

Fire detections within 250 mi400 km 81 satellite detections Nearest 24 mi39 km W, near Bartlett, IL · 37 h ago Fire map

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NPR Illinois Public radio · MP3 56k This station plays in the app

91.5 WBEZ-FM Public radio · AAC 63k This station plays in the app

Tri States Public Radio | TSPR | WIUM Public radio · MP3 96k This station plays in the app

WGLT News / Talk · AAC+ 320k This station plays in the app

WSOY-AM 1340 & 103.3 Decatur, IL News · AAC+ 32k This station plays in the app

WMBD 1470 AM 100.3 FM Peoria News and Talk News · AAC+ 64k This station plays in the app

Arthur Radio News / Talk · MP3 128k This station plays in the app

WXJ71 162.475 NOAA Weather Radio Peoria, IL Weather · MP3 32k This station plays in the app

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About Evanston weather today

Evanston is cloudy at 43°F with a north wind of 6 mph. No weather alerts are in effect right now. Rain chances reach 41% today. Highs this week range from 43°F to 57°F. Warnings for Evanston are issued by the National Weather Service.

Evanston is cloudy at 6°C with a north wind of 9 km/h. No weather alerts are in effect right now. Rain chances reach 41% today. Highs this week range from 6°C to 14°C. Warnings for Evanston are issued by the National Weather Service.

Frequently asked

Is there a weather alert in Evanston right now?

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

Will it rain in Evanston this week?

The highest chance of rain in the next seven days is 41% on today.

Is a hurricane heading toward Evanston?

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

Evanston at a glance

County: Cook
NWS office: Chicago
Time zone: Central (CST)
Sunrise / sunset: 6:38 AM / 4:31 PM

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