Right now79°Cloudy
Needs attention
Current concerns
Outside today
Mostly workable, with a shower caveat.
79° now; rain chances reach 58% later.
- Rain
- 58%peak today
- Wind
- 15 mphgusts to 26
- Air
- 53US AQI · Moderate
How today changes
The next 24 hours
A few showers may wander through later; most of the day is not a washout.
- 77°15% rainGusts 26 mph
- 79°30% rainGusts 26 mph
- 80°45% rainGusts 24 mph
- 82°52% rainGusts 22 mph
- 82°58% rainGusts 18 mph
- 81°47% rainGusts 15 mph
- 80°40% rainGusts 13 mph
- 79°36% rainGusts 14 mph
- 78°32% rainGusts 14 mph
- 78°17% rainGusts 15 mph
- 77°10% rainGusts 15 mph
- 77°5% rainGusts 16 mph
- 76°9% rainGusts 16 mph
- 76°10% rainGusts 16 mph
- 75°12% rainGusts 17 mph
- 75°14% rainGusts 17 mph
- 74°16% rainGusts 17 mph
- 74°18% rainGusts 17 mph
- 74°20% rainGusts 17 mph
- 76°20% rainGusts 17 mph
- 78°21% rainGusts 17 mph
- 80°15% rainGusts 18 mph
- 83°10% rainGusts 18 mph
- 85°9% rainGusts 20 mph
See the full 24 hours
- 77°15% rainGusts 26 mph
- 79°30% rainGusts 26 mph
- 80°45% rainGusts 24 mph
- 82°52% rainGusts 22 mph
- 82°58% rainGusts 18 mph
- 81°47% rainGusts 15 mph
- 80°40% rainGusts 13 mph
- 79°36% rainGusts 14 mph
- 78°32% rainGusts 14 mph
- 78°17% rainGusts 15 mph
- 77°10% rainGusts 15 mph
- 77°5% rainGusts 16 mph
- 76°9% rainGusts 16 mph
- 76°10% rainGusts 16 mph
- 75°12% rainGusts 17 mph
- 75°14% rainGusts 17 mph
- 74°16% rainGusts 17 mph
- 74°18% rainGusts 17 mph
- 74°20% rainGusts 17 mph
- 76°20% rainGusts 17 mph
- 78°21% rainGusts 17 mph
- 80°15% rainGusts 18 mph
- 83°10% rainGusts 18 mph
- 85°9% rainGusts 20 mph
A little farther out
The next five days
Today has a real shower chance.
- Rain
- 58%
- Wind
- 26 mph
Monday carries a thunderstorm chance.
- Rain
- 21%
- Wind
- 21 mph
Tuesday looks fairly quiet.
- Rain
- 21%
- Wind
- 14 mph
Wednesday looks fairly quiet.
- Rain
- 20%
- Wind
- 15 mph
Thursday looks fairly quiet.
- Rain
- 33%
- Wind
- 10 mph
- 82° / 76°Today has a real shower chance.58% rain · Wind 26 mph
- 89° / 74°Monday carries a thunderstorm chance.21% rain · Wind 21 mph
- 91° / 76°Tuesday looks fairly quiet.21% rain · Wind 14 mph
- 91° / 77°Wednesday looks fairly quiet.20% rain · Wind 15 mph
- 86° / 75°Thursday looks fairly quiet.33% rain · Wind 10 mph
Environmental watch
Air quality + smoke
Air quality
Chicago area · Updated Sun 12:00 PMNo fresh outlook yet.
See air-quality report
Sky check
Light smoke overhead
Satellite view · Updated Sun 12:40 PMAir near ground53 · Moderate US AQI
See smoke mapHow we know
Air quality describes Chicago area, about 1 miles from this place.
Smoke comes from a satellite view overhead. It shows smoke in the sky, not how much has reached breathing level.
Sources AirNow · participating air agencies · preliminary real-time US AQI · NOAA Hazard Mapping System · satellite-observed smoke · AirNow · participating air agencies · US AQI · National Weather Service · hourly weather and alerts · NIFC WFIGS · current interagency fire perimeters
Rain, in motion
Chicago radar
Four recent hours, ending at Sun, 1:20 PM CDT.
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