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Current Conditions (Thursday, March 13, 2025 at 12:35 America/Chicago time)

Skies: clear
Wind: From the E at 10 mph (16 km/h)
Pressure: 1012

Forecast Overview

Fri Mar 14
64°F 39°F
18°C 4°C
Times of sun and clouds.

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Sat Mar 15
75°F 52°F
24°C 11°C
Chance of heavy rain late at night.

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Sun Mar 16
68°F 45°F
20°C 7°C
Chance of light rain after 7 pm.

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Mon Mar 17
46°F 34°F
8°C 1°C
A few passing clouds.

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Tue Mar 18
57°F 37°F
14°C 3°C
Considerable cloudiness.

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Wed Mar 19
70°F 46°F
21°C 8°C
Mostly cloudy skies.

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Thu Mar 20
61°F 34°F
16°C 1°C
Chance of rain in the morning. Chance of snow in the afternoon.

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Fri Mar 21
52°F 30°F
11°C -1°C
More clouds than sun.

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Sat Mar 22
46°F 30°F
8°C -1°C
Chance of rain in the morning. Chance of snow in the morning and in the afternoon.

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Detailed Forecast

Friday, March 14

sunrise: 07:05 sunset: 18:54

Low around 40°F (4°C), high around 64°F (18°C).
Times of sun and clouds.
Wind: 8 mph (13 km/h).

Time	Skies	Conditions	Temp	Wind	Humidity	Soil Moisture
01:00 04:00		Mostly clear.	40°F (5°C)	4 mph (6 km/h)	65%	0.219%
04:00 07:00		Clear.	40°F (4°C)	5 mph (7 km/h)	72%	0.219%
07:00 10:00		Sunny.	49°F (9°C)	5 mph (8 km/h)	47%	0.219%
10:00 13:00		Sunny.	60°F (16°C)	6 mph (9 km/h)	30%	0.218%
13:00 16:00		Considerable cloudiness.	64°F (18°C)	5 mph (9 km/h)	31%	0.217%
16:00 19:00		Clear.	56°F (13°C)	5 mph (7 km/h)	46%	0.217%
19:00 22:00		Clear.	54°F (12°C)	8 mph (13 km/h)	60%	0.217%
22:00 01:00		Overcast.	52°F (11°C)	8 mph (13 km/h)	71%	0.217%

Saturday, March 15

sunrise: 07:04 sunset: 18:55

Low around 52°F (11°C), high around 75°F (24°C).
Chance of heavy rain late at night (after 10 pm). Estimated precipitation: 0.52 in (13.3125 mm).
Mostly cloudy skies.
Wind: 25 mph (41 km/h).

Time	Skies	Conditions	Temp	Wind	Humidity	Soil Moisture
01:00 04:00		Partly cloudy. Precipitation: 0 in (0.125 mm).	52°F (11°C)	8 mph (13 km/h)	85%	0.218%
04:00 07:00		Overcast.	54°F (12°C)	10 mph (16 km/h)	92%	0.218%
07:00 10:00		Overcast.	61°F (16°C)	13 mph (20 km/h)	76%	0.218%
10:00 13:00		Sunny.	71°F (22°C)	17 mph (27 km/h)	54%	0.217%
13:00 16:00		Sunny.	75°F (24°C)	17 mph (27 km/h)	47%	0.216%
16:00 19:00		Overcast.	70°F (21°C)	19 mph (30 km/h)	58%	0.215%
19:00 22:00		Overcast.	68°F (20°C)	23 mph (38 km/h)	64%	0.215%
22:00 01:00		Chance of heavy rain. Precipitation: 0.52 in (13.1875 mm).	62°F (17°C)	25 mph (41 km/h)	80%	0.298%

Sunday, March 16

sunrise: 07:02 sunset: 18:56

Low around 45°F (7°C), high around 68°F (20°C).
Chance of light rain in the evening (between 7 pm and 10 pm). Estimated precipitation: 0.06 in (1.5 mm).
Considerable cloudiness.
Wind: 21 mph (34 km/h).

Time	Skies	Conditions	Temp	Wind	Humidity	Soil Moisture
01:00 04:00		Clear. Precipitation: 0.02 in (0.5625 mm).	63°F (17°C)	18 mph (29 km/h)	72%	0.271%
04:00 07:00		Overcast.	61°F (16°C)	20 mph (32 km/h)	50%	0.262%
07:00 10:00		Sunny.	63°F (17°C)	21 mph (34 km/h)	44%	0.256%
10:00 13:00		Overcast.	67°F (20°C)	18 mph (29 km/h)	41%	0.251%
13:00 16:00		Overcast.	64°F (18°C)	18 mph (29 km/h)	48%	0.247%
16:00 19:00		Overcast.	58°F (15°C)	12 mph (20 km/h)	61%	0.245%
19:00 22:00		Chance of light rain. Precipitation: 0.01 in (0.3125 mm).	50°F (10°C)	12 mph (19 km/h)	69%	0.245%
22:00 01:00		Clear. Precipitation: 0.02 in (0.625 mm).	45°F (7°C)	12 mph (20 km/h)	60%	0.247%

Monday, March 17

sunrise: 07:00 sunset: 18:57

Low around 33°F (1°C), high around 47°F (8°C).
Estimated precipitation: 0.01 in (0.1875 mm).
A few passing clouds.
Wind: 15 mph (24 km/h).

Time	Skies	Conditions	Temp	Wind	Humidity	Soil Moisture
01:00 04:00		Partly cloudy.	36°F (2°C)	12 mph (19 km/h)	62%	0.244%
04:00 07:00		A few passing clouds.	34°F (1°C)	11 mph (18 km/h)	61%	0.242%
07:00 10:00		A few passing clouds.	36°F (2°C)	13 mph (21 km/h)	49%	0.241%
10:00 13:00		Sunny.	43°F (6°C)	14 mph (23 km/h)	31%	0.238%
13:00 16:00		Sunny.	47°F (8°C)	15 mph (24 km/h)	25%	0.236%
16:00 19:00		Clear.	44°F (7°C)	10 mph (15 km/h)	32%	0.235%
19:00 22:00		Overcast. Precipitation: 0 in (0.125 mm).	42°F (5°C)	9 mph (15 km/h)	45%	0.236%
22:00 01:00		Clear. Precipitation: 0 in (0.0625 mm).	39°F (4°C)	6 mph (10 km/h)	57%	0.235%

Tuesday, March 18

sunrise: 06:59 sunset: 18:58

Low around 37°F (3°C), high around 56°F (14°C).
Estimated precipitation: 0 in (0.125 mm).
Considerable cloudiness.
Wind: 6 mph (9 km/h).

Time	Skies	Conditions	Temp	Wind	Humidity	Soil Moisture
01:00 04:00		Mostly cloudy.	38°F (3°C)	5 mph (8 km/h)	62%	0.235%
04:00 07:00		Overcast.	37°F (3°C)	3 mph (5 km/h)	63%	0.234%
07:00 10:00		Overcast. Precipitation: 0 in (0.125 mm).	42°F (6°C)	5 mph (8 km/h)	54%	0.235%
10:00 13:00		Overcast.	51°F (11°C)	6 mph (9 km/h)	39%	0.234%
13:00 16:00		Overcast.	56°F (13°C)	1 mph (1 km/h)	40%	0.233%
16:00 19:00		Clear.	47°F (9°C)	5 mph (8 km/h)	53%	0.232%
19:00 22:00		Overcast.	46°F (8°C)	4 mph (6 km/h)	56%	0.232%
22:00 01:00		Clear.	47°F (8°C)	5 mph (8 km/h)	65%	0.232%

Wednesday, March 19

sunrise: 06:57 sunset: 18:59

Low around 47°F (8°C), high around 70°F (21°C).
Mostly cloudy skies.
Wind: 21 mph (34 km/h).

Time	Skies	Conditions	Temp	Wind	Humidity	Soil Moisture
01:00 04:00		Mostly clear.	48°F (9°C)	7 mph (12 km/h)	86%	0.232%
04:00 07:00		Overcast.	50°F (10°C)	10 mph (17 km/h)	81%	0.232%
07:00 10:00		Overcast.	56°F (14°C)	14 mph (23 km/h)	66%	0.231%
10:00 13:00		Sunny.	68°F (20°C)	19 mph (31 km/h)	46%	0.229%
13:00 16:00		Overcast.	68°F (20°C)	20 mph (31 km/h)	41%	0.228%
16:00 19:00		Overcast.	63°F (17°C)	20 mph (32 km/h)	49%	0.227%
19:00 22:00		Overcast.	61°F (16°C)	21 mph (34 km/h)	59%	0.228%
22:00 01:00		Mostly cloudy.	60°F (15°C)	20 mph (32 km/h)	67%	0.227%

Thursday, March 20

sunrise: 06:55 sunset: 19:01

Low around 33°F (1°C), high around 61°F (16°C).
Chance of rain in the morning (before 4 am and from 7 am to 1 pm). Chance of snow early in the afternoon (between 1 pm and 4 pm). The precipitation may fall as scattered showers of varying intensity. Estimated precipitation: 0.37 in (9.4375 mm).
Mostly cloudy skies.
Wind: 20 mph (33 km/h).

Time	Skies	Conditions	Temp	Wind	Humidity	Soil Moisture
01:00 04:00		Chance of light rain. Precipitation: 0 in (0.0625 mm).	59°F (15°C)	18 mph (30 km/h)	78%	0.228%
04:00 07:00		Overcast. Precipitation: 0.02 in (0.4375 mm).	59°F (15°C)	18 mph (30 km/h)	79%	0.231%
07:00 10:00		Chance of scattered rain showers. Precipitation: 0.08 in (2 mm).	61°F (16°C)	20 mph (33 km/h)	76%	0.245%
10:00 13:00		Chance of scattered rain showers. Precipitation: 0.23 in (5.8125 mm).	37°F (3°C)	19 mph (30 km/h)	76%	0.267%
13:00 16:00		Chance of light snow. Precipitation: 0.02 in (0.5 mm).	34°F (1°C)	14 mph (23 km/h)	78%	0.256%
16:00 19:00		Overcast. Precipitation: 0.02 in (0.625 mm).	35°F (2°C)	12 mph (20 km/h)	63%	0.251%
19:00 22:00		Overcast.	35°F (2°C)	10 mph (16 km/h)	65%	0.247%
22:00 01:00		Clear.	33°F (1°C)	9 mph (14 km/h)	70%	0.245%

Friday, March 21

sunrise: 06:53 sunset: 19:02

Low around 31°F (-1°C), high around 52°F (11°C).
More clouds than sun.
Wind: 15 mph (23 km/h).

Time	Skies	Conditions	Temp	Wind	Humidity	Soil Moisture
01:00 04:00		Clear.	31°F (-0°C)	8 mph (13 km/h)	74%	0.243%
04:00 07:00		Sunny.	31°F (-1°C)	9 mph (14 km/h)	75%	0.241%
07:00 10:00		Sunny.	39°F (4°C)	13 mph (20 km/h)	52%	0.24%
10:00 13:00		Sunny.	48°F (9°C)	14 mph (23 km/h)	40%	0.239%
13:00 16:00		Mostly sunny.	52°F (11°C)	15 mph (23 km/h)	34%	0.237%
16:00 19:00		Overcast.	49°F (9°C)	8 mph (13 km/h)	42%	0.236%
19:00 22:00		Overcast.	47°F (8°C)	10 mph (16 km/h)	49%	0.235%
22:00 01:00		Overcast.	46°F (8°C)	12 mph (19 km/h)	51%	0.234%

Saturday, March 22

sunrise: 06:52 sunset: 19:03

Low around 30°F (-1°C), high around 46°F (8°C).
Chance of rain early in the morning, between 4 am and 10 am. Chance of snow in the morning and early afternoon (between 10 am and 4 pm). Estimated precipitation: 0.39 in (9.875 mm).
Overcast skies.
Wind: 15 mph (24 km/h).

Time	Skies	Conditions	Temp	Wind	Humidity	Soil Moisture
01:00 04:00		Overcast. Precipitation: 0 in (0.0625 mm).	45°F (7°C)	12 mph (19 km/h)	55%	0.234%
04:00 07:00		Chance of light rain. Precipitation: 0.01 in (0.3125 mm).	44°F (7°C)	13 mph (22 km/h)	66%	0.237%
07:00 10:00		Chance of light rain. Precipitation: 0.03 in (0.875 mm).	44°F (7°C)	11 mph (17 km/h)	75%	0.241%
10:00 13:00		Chance of snow. Precipitation: 0.2 in (5.1875 mm).	37°F (3°C)	11 mph (18 km/h)	94%	0.274%
13:00 16:00		Chance of snow. Precipitation: 0.12 in (2.9375 mm).	33°F (0°C)	14 mph (22 km/h)	93%	0.265%
16:00 19:00		Overcast. Precipitation: 0.02 in (0.5 mm).	32°F (-0°C)	15 mph (24 km/h)	68%	0.257%
19:00 22:00		Clear.	31°F (-1°C)	15 mph (24 km/h)	61%	0.252%
22:00 01:00		Overcast.	30°F (-1°C)	14 mph (23 km/h)	62%	0.253%

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Weather Station: Chicago, Lansing Municipal Airport (latitude 41-32-24N, longitude 087-31-56W)

Local Time:

Chicago is in the "America/Chicago" timezone.

The "America/Chicago" timezone uses a Standard Time (ST) / Daylight Saving Time (DST) alternation scheme, and it currently is in DST (since Sunday, 9 March 2025, 03:00 AM local time). During DST, the timezone abbreviation is CDT and the offset to Universal Time (UTC, GMT or Zulu) is -5:00 hours.

Chicago will exit DST (returning to standard time) on Sunday, 2 November 2025, at 02:00 AM local time, when clocks will be turned backward 1 hour to Sunday, 2 November 2025, 01:00 AM local standard time. During ST, the timezone abbreviation is CST and the offset to UTC will be -6:00 hours.