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Current Conditions (Tuesday, January 28, 2025 at 20:51 America/Chicago time)

Temperature: 46°F (8°C)
Skies: mostly clear
Humidity: 43%
Wind: From the WSW at 18 mph (29 km/h) gusting to 30 mph (48 km/h)
Pressure: 998
Dew Point: 25°F (-4°C)

Forecast Overview

Wed Jan 29
39°F 32°F
4°C 0°C
More sun than clouds.

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Thu Jan 30
43°F 32°F
6°C 0°C
Chance of rain in the afternoon and in the evening.

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Fri Jan 31
39°F 34°F
4°C 1°C
Chance of heavy rain in the morning. Chance of heavy snow in the afternoon.

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Sat Feb 1
39°F 32°F
4°C 0°C
Overcast skies.

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Sun Feb 2
48°F 37°F
9°C 3°C
Overcast skies.

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Mon Feb 3
37°F 18°F
3°C -8°C
Mostly cloudy skies.

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Tue Feb 4
25°F 16°F
-4°C -9°C
Mostly cloudy skies.

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Wed Feb 5
30°F 25°F
-1°C -4°C
Chance of snow after 12 pm.

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Thu Feb 6
34°F 27°F
1°C -3°C
Chance of snow before sunrise.

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Detailed Forecast

Wednesday, January 29

sunrise: 07:08 sunset: 17:01

Low around 33°F (0°C), high around 40°F (4°C).
More sun than clouds.
Wind: 14 mph (23 km/h).

Time	Skies	Conditions	Temp	Wind	Humidity	Soil Moisture
00:00 03:00		Clear.	36°F (2°C)	14 mph (23 km/h)	68%	0.362%
03:00 06:00		Overcast.	34°F (1°C)	13 mph (21 km/h)	68%	0.353%
06:00 09:00		Overcast.	35°F (1°C)	11 mph (18 km/h)	59%	0.347%
09:00 12:00		Overcast.	38°F (4°C)	10 mph (17 km/h)	43%	0.338%
12:00 15:00		Sunny.	40°F (4°C)	9 mph (15 km/h)	42%	0.329%
15:00 18:00		Clear.	36°F (2°C)	4 mph (6 km/h)	57%	0.324%
18:00 21:00		Clear.	33°F (1°C)	4 mph (7 km/h)	68%	0.319%
21:00 00:00		Clear.	33°F (0°C)	5 mph (8 km/h)	74%	0.317%

Thursday, January 30

sunrise: 07:07 sunset: 17:02

Low around 32°F (0°C), high around 43°F (6°C).
Chance of rain late in the afternoon and in the evening (between 3 pm and 9 pm). Estimated precipitation: 0.08 in (1.9375 mm).
Considerable cloudiness.
Wind: 8 mph (13 km/h).

Time	Skies	Conditions	Temp	Wind	Humidity	Soil Moisture
00:00 03:00		Clear.	32°F (0°C)	5 mph (9 km/h)	76%	0.316%
03:00 06:00		Clear.	33°F (0°C)	6 mph (9 km/h)	77%	0.316%
06:00 09:00		Overcast.	35°F (2°C)	8 mph (13 km/h)	70%	0.317%
09:00 12:00		Overcast.	41°F (5°C)	8 mph (13 km/h)	59%	0.316%
12:00 15:00		Overcast.	42°F (5°C)	6 mph (10 km/h)	63%	0.313%
15:00 18:00		Chance of light rain. Precipitation: 0 in (0.125 mm).	39°F (4°C)	5 mph (8 km/h)	86%	0.312%
18:00 21:00		Chance of rain. Precipitation: 0.06 in (1.5 mm).	37°F (3°C)	3 mph (5 km/h)	99%	0.322%
21:00 00:00		Overcast. Precipitation: 0.01 in (0.3125 mm).	37°F (3°C)	5 mph (8 km/h)	99%	0.324%

Friday, January 31

sunrise: 07:06 sunset: 17:03

Low around 34°F (1°C), high around 40°F (4°C).
Chance of heavy rain in the morning (before 3 am and from 6 am to 12 pm). Chance of heavy snow early in the afternoon (between 12 pm and 3 pm). Estimated precipitation: 0.82 in (20.9375 mm).
Overcast skies.
Wind: 11 mph (17 km/h).

Time	Skies	Conditions	Temp	Wind	Humidity	Soil Moisture
00:00 03:00		Chance of light rain. Precipitation: 0.03 in (0.75 mm).	37°F (3°C)	9 mph (14 km/h)	98%	0.327%
03:00 06:00		Overcast. Precipitation: 0.03 in (0.8125 mm).	37°F (3°C)	11 mph (17 km/h)	98%	0.33%
06:00 09:00		Chance of heavy rain. Precipitation: 0.58 in (14.8125 mm).	37°F (3°C)	10 mph (15 km/h)	98%	0.413%
09:00 12:00		Chance of rain. Precipitation: 0.16 in (4.1875 mm).	36°F (2°C)	9 mph (14 km/h)	96%	0.38%
12:00 15:00		Chance of light snow. Precipitation: 0 in (0.125 mm).	35°F (2°C)	11 mph (17 km/h)	96%	0.358%
15:00 18:00		Overcast. Precipitation: 0.01 in (0.25 mm).	35°F (2°C)	11 mph (17 km/h)	91%	0.347%
18:00 21:00		Overcast.	35°F (2°C)	10 mph (15 km/h)	87%	0.34%
21:00 00:00		Overcast.	34°F (1°C)	7 mph (11 km/h)	85%	0.334%

Saturday, February 1

sunrise: 07:05 sunset: 17:05

Low around 32°F (0°C), high around 39°F (4°C).
Estimated precipitation: 0.01 in (0.3125 mm).
Overcast skies.
Wind: 8 mph (13 km/h).

Time	Skies	Conditions	Temp	Wind	Humidity	Soil Moisture
00:00 03:00		Overcast.	33°F (1°C)	4 mph (7 km/h)	84%	0.33%
03:00 06:00		Overcast.	33°F (0°C)	5 mph (8 km/h)	83%	0.326%
06:00 09:00		Overcast.	33°F (0°C)	7 mph (11 km/h)	78%	0.323%
09:00 12:00		Overcast.	36°F (2°C)	7 mph (11 km/h)	74%	0.321%
12:00 15:00		Overcast.	35°F (2°C)	6 mph (10 km/h)	83%	0.319%
15:00 18:00		Overcast.	36°F (2°C)	7 mph (12 km/h)	94%	0.317%
18:00 21:00		Overcast.	37°F (3°C)	6 mph (10 km/h)	98%	0.315%
21:00 00:00		Overcast. Precipitation: 0.01 in (0.3125 mm).	39°F (4°C)	8 mph (13 km/h)	96%	0.317%

Sunday, February 2

sunrise: 07:04 sunset: 17:06

Low around 37°F (3°C), high around 48°F (9°C).
Overcast skies.
Wind: 12 mph (19 km/h).

Time	Skies	Conditions	Temp	Wind	Humidity	Soil Moisture
00:00 03:00		Overcast.	40°F (4°C)	9 mph (14 km/h)	97%	0.316%
03:00 06:00		Mostly cloudy.	41°F (5°C)	12 mph (19 km/h)	87%	0.315%
06:00 09:00		Sunny.	38°F (4°C)	10 mph (16 km/h)	77%	0.314%
09:00 12:00		Overcast.	46°F (8°C)	12 mph (19 km/h)	54%	0.313%
12:00 15:00		Overcast.	48°F (9°C)	11 mph (17 km/h)	55%	0.312%
15:00 18:00		Overcast.	43°F (6°C)	8 mph (14 km/h)	66%	0.31%
18:00 21:00		Overcast.	40°F (4°C)	6 mph (10 km/h)	72%	0.309%
21:00 00:00		Overcast.	37°F (3°C)	7 mph (12 km/h)	69%	0.308%

Monday, February 3

sunrise: 07:03 sunset: 17:07

Low around 18°F (-8°C), high around 37°F (3°C).
Mostly cloudy skies.
Wind: 15 mph (24 km/h).

Time	Skies	Conditions	Temp	Wind	Humidity	Soil Moisture
00:00 03:00		Overcast.	33°F (1°C)	8 mph (13 km/h)	49%	0.307%
03:00 06:00		Overcast.	31°F (-1°C)	10 mph (16 km/h)	42%	0.306%
06:00 09:00		Overcast.	29°F (-2°C)	12 mph (19 km/h)	31%	0.306%
09:00 12:00		Overcast.	28°F (-2°C)	15 mph (24 km/h)	28%	0.305%
12:00 15:00		Overcast.	28°F (-2°C)	14 mph (22 km/h)	30%	0.304%
15:00 18:00		Overcast.	24°F (-4°C)	12 mph (20 km/h)	36%	0.304%
18:00 21:00		Overcast.	21°F (-6°C)	12 mph (19 km/h)	44%	0.307%
21:00 00:00		Clear.	18°F (-8°C)	12 mph (19 km/h)	48%	0.311%

Tuesday, February 4

sunrise: 07:02 sunset: 17:09

Low around 16°F (-9°C), high around 25°F (-4°C).
Mostly cloudy skies.
Wind: 10 mph (15 km/h).

Time	Skies	Conditions	Temp	Wind	Humidity	Soil Moisture
00:00 03:00		Clear.	17°F (-8°C)	10 mph (15 km/h)	50%	0.316%
03:00 06:00		Clear.	16°F (-9°C)	8 mph (13 km/h)	54%	0.321%
06:00 09:00		Overcast.	18°F (-8°C)	7 mph (11 km/h)	50%	0.325%
09:00 12:00		Overcast.	22°F (-5°C)	6 mph (10 km/h)	38%	0.327%
12:00 15:00		Mostly cloudy.	25°F (-4°C)	5 mph (8 km/h)	31%	0.33%
15:00 18:00		Overcast.	25°F (-4°C)	5 mph (8 km/h)	29%	0.332%
18:00 21:00		Overcast.	24°F (-4°C)	4 mph (7 km/h)	28%	0.334%
21:00 00:00		Overcast.	25°F (-4°C)	4 mph (6 km/h)	28%	0.337%

Wednesday, February 5

sunrise: 07:01 sunset: 17:10

Low around 25°F (-4°C), high around 30°F (-1°C).
Chance of snow from 12 pm till midnight. Estimated precipitation: 0.36 in (9.125 mm).
Overcast skies.
Wind: 6 mph (10 km/h).

Time	Skies	Conditions	Temp	Wind	Humidity	Soil Moisture
00:00 03:00		Overcast. Precipitation: 0 in (0.125 mm).	25°F (-4°C)	3 mph (5 km/h)	28%	0.339%
03:00 06:00		Overcast.	25°F (-4°C)	4 mph (7 km/h)	40%	0.341%
06:00 09:00		Overcast. Precipitation: 0 in (0.0625 mm).	27°F (-3°C)	6 mph (9 km/h)	50%	0.343%
09:00 12:00		Overcast.	29°F (-2°C)	6 mph (10 km/h)	41%	0.345%
12:00 15:00		Chance of light snow. Precipitation: 0.03 in (0.6875 mm).	27°F (-3°C)	4 mph (7 km/h)	78%	0.345%
15:00 18:00		Chance of snow. Precipitation: 0.06 in (1.625 mm).	26°F (-3°C)	5 mph (8 km/h)	91%	0.346%
18:00 21:00		Chance of snow. Precipitation: 0.12 in (2.9375 mm).	26°F (-3°C)	6 mph (9 km/h)	95%	0.347%
21:00 00:00		Chance of snow. Precipitation: 0.15 in (3.6875 mm).	27°F (-3°C)	5 mph (8 km/h)	96%	0.349%

Thursday, February 6

sunrise: 07:00 sunset: 17:11

Low around 27°F (-3°C), high around 33°F (1°C).
Chance of snow between midnight and 3 am. Estimated precipitation: 0.06 in (1.5625 mm).
Overcast skies.
Wind: 5 mph (9 km/h).

Time	Skies	Conditions	Temp	Wind	Humidity	Soil Moisture
00:00 03:00		Chance of snow. Precipitation: 0.05 in (1.25 mm).	28°F (-2°C)	3 mph (5 km/h)	97%	0.35%
03:00 06:00		Overcast. Precipitation: 0.01 in (0.1875 mm).	28°F (-2°C)	3 mph (5 km/h)	97%	0.351%
06:00 09:00		Overcast. Precipitation: 0 in (0.0625 mm).	31°F (-1°C)	5 mph (9 km/h)	94%	0.353%
09:00 12:00		Overcast.	33°F (0°C)	5 mph (9 km/h)	97%	0.366%
12:00 15:00		Mostly cloudy. Precipitation: 0 in (0.0625 mm).	33°F (0°C)	5 mph (8 km/h)	93%	0.381%
15:00 18:00		Overcast.	31°F (-1°C)	3 mph (4 km/h)	92%	0.383%
18:00 21:00		Overcast.	31°F (-1°C)	2 mph (2 km/h)	93%	0.382%
21:00 00:00		Overcast.	29°F (-2°C)	5 mph (9 km/h)	95%	0.382%

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Weather Station: Chicago, Chicago-O'Hare International Airport (latitude 41-58-47N, longitude 087-54-16W)

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 ST (since Sunday, 3 November 2024, 01:00 AM local time). During ST, the timezone abbreviation is CST and the offset to Universal Time (UTC, GMT or Zulu) is -6:00 hours.

Chicago will exit standard time (entering DST) on Sunday, 9 March 2025, at 02:00 AM local time, when clocks will be turned forward 1 hour to Sunday, 9 March 2025, 03:00 AM local daylight time. During DST, the timezone abbreviation is CDT and the offset to UTC will be -5:00 hours.