Outdoor conditions in

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin

Illinois

Needs attention

Current concerns

Outside today

Mostly workable, with a shower caveat.

79° now; rain chances reach 57% later.

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin representative view

Right now79°Cloudy
Rain
57%peak today
Wind
15 mphgusts to 28
Air
58US AQI · Moderate

How today changes

The next 24 hours

A few showers may wander through later; most of the day is not a washout.

  1. 78°18% rainGusts 28 mph
  2. 80°32% rainGusts 28 mph
  3. 81°45% rainGusts 25 mph
  4. 83°51% rainGusts 22 mph
  5. 83°57% rainGusts 18 mph
  6. 82°48% rainGusts 15 mph
  7. 81°41% rainGusts 13 mph
  8. 80°31% rainGusts 14 mph
  9. 79°22% rainGusts 14 mph
  10. 78°14% rainGusts 15 mph
  11. 77°10% rainGusts 16 mph
  12. 76°5% rainGusts 16 mph
  13. 76°8% rainGusts 16 mph
  14. 76°8% rainGusts 16 mph
  15. 75°12% rainGusts 17 mph
  16. 75°15% rainGusts 17 mph
  17. 74°17% rainGusts 17 mph
  18. 74°18% rainGusts 16 mph
  19. 74°19% rainGusts 17 mph
  20. 75°18% rainGusts 17 mph
  21. 77°17% rainGusts 17 mph
  22. 80°13% rainGusts 18 mph
  23. 82°7% rainGusts 18 mph
  24. 85°6% rainGusts 20 mph
See the full 24 hours
  1. 78°18% rainGusts 28 mph
  2. 80°32% rainGusts 28 mph
  3. 81°45% rainGusts 25 mph
  4. 83°51% rainGusts 22 mph
  5. 83°57% rainGusts 18 mph
  6. 82°48% rainGusts 15 mph
  7. 81°41% rainGusts 13 mph
  8. 80°31% rainGusts 14 mph
  9. 79°22% rainGusts 14 mph
  10. 78°14% rainGusts 15 mph
  11. 77°10% rainGusts 16 mph
  12. 76°5% rainGusts 16 mph
  13. 76°8% rainGusts 16 mph
  14. 76°8% rainGusts 16 mph
  15. 75°12% rainGusts 17 mph
  16. 75°15% rainGusts 17 mph
  17. 74°17% rainGusts 17 mph
  18. 74°18% rainGusts 16 mph
  19. 74°19% rainGusts 17 mph
  20. 75°18% rainGusts 17 mph
  21. 77°17% rainGusts 17 mph
  22. 80°13% rainGusts 18 mph
  23. 82°7% rainGusts 18 mph
  24. 85°6% rainGusts 20 mph

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today carries a thunderstorm chance.

Rain
57%
Wind
28 mph
Mon

Monday carries a thunderstorm chance.

Rain
19%
Wind
21 mph
Tue

Tuesday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
19%
Wind
15 mph
Wed

Wednesday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
18%
Wind
15 mph
Thu

Thursday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
32%
Wind
12 mph
  1. 83° / 76°Today carries a thunderstorm chance.57% rain · Wind 28 mph
  2. 89° / 74°Monday carries a thunderstorm chance.19% rain · Wind 21 mph
  3. 91° / 76°Tuesday looks fairly quiet.19% rain · Wind 15 mph
  4. 92° / 76°Wednesday looks fairly quiet.18% rain · Wind 15 mph
  5. 88° / 76°Thursday looks fairly quiet.32% rain · Wind 12 mph

Environmental watch

Air quality + smoke

Air quality

South and West Suburbs (Chicago) area · Updated Sun 12:00 PM
58ModerateUS AQI

No fresh outlook yet.

See air-quality report

Sky check

Light smoke overhead

Satellite view · Updated Sun 12:36 PM

Air near ground58 · Moderate US AQI

See smoke map
How we know

Air quality describes South and West Suburbs (Chicago) area, about 5 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-Naperville-Elgin radar

Four recent hours, ending at Sun, 1:20 PM CDT.

Radar loads when you reach it.
LightHeavy
Sun, 1:20 PM CDT

The map shows NOAA/NWS base reflectivity around Chicago-Naperville-Elgin for the selected time. Brighter colors indicate stronger radar returns; the timeline above provides the rain outlook without requiring the map.

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