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Current Conditions (Thursday, November 21, 2024 at 04:51 America/Chicago time)

Temperature: 30°F (-1°C)
Wind chill: 19°F (-7°C)
Skies: overcast
Humidity: 74%
Wind: From the WNW at 12 mph (19 km/h) gusting to 24 mph (39 km/h)
Pressure: 1004
Dew Point: 23°F (-5°C)

Forecast Overview

Thu Nov 21
45°F 30°F
7°C -1°C
Chance of rain in the afternoon and late at night. Chance of snow in the morning.

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Fri Nov 22
46°F 39°F
8°C 4°C
Mostly cloudy skies.

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Sat Nov 23
45°F 37°F
7°C 3°C
Overcast skies.

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Sun Nov 24
48°F 39°F
9°C 4°C
Overcast skies.

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Mon Nov 25
50°F 36°F
10°C 2°C
Mostly cloudy skies.

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Tue Nov 26
39°F 32°F
4°C -0°C
Overcast skies.

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Wed Nov 27
41°F 39°F
5°C 4°C
Chance of light rain at various times.

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Thu Nov 28
41°F 36°F
5°C 2°C
Chance of rain in the morning. Chance of snow in the afternoon.

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Fri Nov 29
36°F 27°F
2°C -3°C
Considerable cloudiness.

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Detailed Forecast

Thursday, November 21

sunrise: 06:49 sunset: 16:24

Low around 30°F (-1°C), high around 45°F (7°C).
Chance of rain early in the afternoon (between 12 pm and 3 pm) and at night (after 9 pm). Chance of snow in the morning (between 6 am and 12 pm). Estimated precipitation: 0.37 in (9.3125 mm).
Overcast skies.
Wind: 26 mph (41 km/h).

Time	Skies	Conditions	Temp	Wind	Humidity	Soil Moisture
00:00 03:00		Overcast. Precipitation: 0 in (0.0625 mm).	30°F (-1°C)	18 mph (28 km/h)	80%	0.309%
03:00 06:00		Overcast. Precipitation: 0 in (0.0625 mm).	30°F (-1°C)	20 mph (32 km/h)	81%	0.308%
06:00 09:00		Chance of snow. Precipitation: 0.11 in (2.6875 mm).	30°F (-1°C)	21 mph (33 km/h)	95%	0.308%
09:00 12:00		Chance of snow. Precipitation: 0.18 in (4.5625 mm).	36°F (2°C)	25 mph (40 km/h)	98%	0.316%
12:00 15:00		Chance of rain. Precipitation: 0.06 in (1.5625 mm).	42°F (5°C)	26 mph (41 km/h)	89%	0.337%
15:00 18:00		Overcast. Precipitation: 0 in (0.125 mm).	42°F (6°C)	22 mph (35 km/h)	67%	0.349%
18:00 21:00		Partly cloudy. Precipitation: 0 in (0.125 mm).	39°F (4°C)	15 mph (24 km/h)	83%	0.348%
21:00 00:00		Chance of light rain. Precipitation: 0 in (0.125 mm).	40°F (4°C)	14 mph (23 km/h)	93%	0.349%

Friday, November 22

sunrise: 06:50 sunset: 16:24

Low around 39°F (4°C), high around 47°F (8°C).
Estimated precipitation: 0.01 in (0.3125 mm).
Mostly cloudy skies.
Wind: 19 mph (31 km/h).

Time	Skies	Conditions	Temp	Wind	Humidity	Soil Moisture
00:00 03:00		Overcast. Precipitation: 0 in (0.125 mm).	42°F (5°C)	16 mph (26 km/h)	93%	0.349%
03:00 06:00		Overcast. Precipitation: 0 in (0.0625 mm).	42°F (6°C)	18 mph (29 km/h)	89%	0.346%
06:00 09:00		Overcast. Precipitation: 0 in (0.0625 mm).	44°F (6°C)	19 mph (31 km/h)	85%	0.329%
09:00 12:00		Overcast.	46°F (8°C)	18 mph (30 km/h)	74%	0.323%
12:00 15:00		Overcast.	47°F (8°C)	17 mph (27 km/h)	72%	0.32%
15:00 18:00		Partly cloudy. Precipitation: 0 in (0.0625 mm).	46°F (8°C)	16 mph (26 km/h)	77%	0.318%
18:00 21:00		Overcast.	44°F (7°C)	13 mph (21 km/h)	77%	0.316%
21:00 00:00		Considerable cloudiness.	43°F (6°C)	13 mph (21 km/h)	78%	0.316%

Saturday, November 23

sunrise: 06:51 sunset: 16:23

Low around 38°F (3°C), high around 44°F (7°C).
Overcast skies.
Wind: 11 mph (18 km/h).

Time	Skies	Conditions	Temp	Wind	Humidity	Soil Moisture
00:00 03:00		Mostly clear.	40°F (4°C)	11 mph (17 km/h)	84%	0.315%
03:00 06:00		Overcast.	38°F (3°C)	11 mph (17 km/h)	85%	0.314%
06:00 09:00		Overcast.	39°F (4°C)	11 mph (18 km/h)	75%	0.313%
09:00 12:00		Overcast.	43°F (6°C)	11 mph (17 km/h)	59%	0.311%
12:00 15:00		Mostly cloudy.	44°F (7°C)	10 mph (17 km/h)	55%	0.31%
15:00 18:00		Overcast.	41°F (5°C)	9 mph (14 km/h)	61%	0.31%
18:00 21:00		Overcast.	40°F (5°C)	8 mph (13 km/h)	64%	0.31%
21:00 00:00		Overcast.	40°F (4°C)	6 mph (10 km/h)	63%	0.309%

Sunday, November 24

sunrise: 06:53 sunset: 16:22

Low around 38°F (4°C), high around 49°F (9°C).
Overcast skies.
Wind: 8 mph (13 km/h).

Time	Skies	Conditions	Temp	Wind	Humidity	Soil Moisture
00:00 03:00		Overcast.	39°F (4°C)	5 mph (8 km/h)	63%	0.309%
03:00 06:00		Overcast.	39°F (4°C)	3 mph (5 km/h)	60%	0.309%
06:00 09:00		Overcast.	41°F (5°C)	3 mph (5 km/h)	56%	0.308%
09:00 12:00		Overcast.	45°F (7°C)	5 mph (8 km/h)	55%	0.306%
12:00 15:00		Overcast.	45°F (7°C)	6 mph (9 km/h)	60%	0.305%
15:00 18:00		Overcast.	46°F (8°C)	8 mph (13 km/h)	64%	0.305%
18:00 21:00		Overcast.	47°F (9°C)	8 mph (12 km/h)	64%	0.305%
21:00 00:00		Overcast.	49°F (9°C)	8 mph (13 km/h)	68%	0.305%

Monday, November 25

sunrise: 06:54 sunset: 16:22

Low around 35°F (2°C), high around 50°F (10°C).
Mostly cloudy skies.
Wind: 14 mph (23 km/h).

Time	Skies	Conditions	Temp	Wind	Humidity	Soil Moisture
00:00 03:00		Overcast.	49°F (9°C)	8 mph (13 km/h)	70%	0.304%
03:00 06:00		Overcast.	48°F (9°C)	11 mph (17 km/h)	74%	0.304%
06:00 09:00		A few passing clouds.	48°F (9°C)	10 mph (16 km/h)	73%	0.304%
09:00 12:00		Sunny.	49°F (9°C)	9 mph (14 km/h)	65%	0.303%
12:00 15:00		Overcast.	49°F (9°C)	12 mph (19 km/h)	65%	0.302%
15:00 18:00		Overcast.	45°F (7°C)	14 mph (23 km/h)	61%	0.301%
18:00 21:00		Partly cloudy.	38°F (3°C)	13 mph (21 km/h)	63%	0.301%
21:00 00:00		Overcast.	35°F (2°C)	13 mph (21 km/h)	64%	0.301%

Tuesday, November 26

sunrise: 06:55 sunset: 16:21

Low around 31°F (-0°C), high around 40°F (4°C).
Overcast skies.
Wind: 12 mph (20 km/h).

Time	Skies	Conditions	Temp	Wind	Humidity	Soil Moisture
00:00 03:00		Overcast.	34°F (1°C)	12 mph (20 km/h)	65%	0.301%
03:00 06:00		Mostly cloudy.	32°F (-0°C)	11 mph (17 km/h)	69%	0.301%
06:00 09:00		Overcast.	33°F (0°C)	9 mph (14 km/h)	66%	0.3%
09:00 12:00		Partly cloudy.	37°F (3°C)	6 mph (10 km/h)	52%	0.299%
12:00 15:00		Overcast.	39°F (4°C)	5 mph (8 km/h)	47%	0.299%
15:00 18:00		Overcast.	39°F (4°C)	6 mph (10 km/h)	52%	0.299%
18:00 21:00		Overcast.	39°F (4°C)	5 mph (8 km/h)	59%	0.299%
21:00 00:00		Overcast.	40°F (4°C)	6 mph (9 km/h)	63%	0.299%

Wednesday, November 27

sunrise: 06:56 sunset: 16:21

Low around 39°F (4°C), high around 42°F (5°C).
Chance of light rain between 6 am and 12 pm, between 3 pm and 6 pm and after 9 pm. Estimated precipitation: 0.05 in (1.375 mm).
Overcast skies.
Wind: 10 mph (17 km/h).

Time	Skies	Conditions	Temp	Wind	Humidity	Soil Moisture
00:00 03:00		Overcast.	40°F (4°C)	4 mph (6 km/h)	64%	0.299%
03:00 06:00		Overcast.	40°F (5°C)	7 mph (12 km/h)	65%	0.299%
06:00 09:00		Chance of light rain. Precipitation: 0.01 in (0.3125 mm).	39°F (4°C)	10 mph (17 km/h)	83%	0.301%
09:00 12:00		Chance of light rain. Precipitation: 0.01 in (0.3125 mm).	41°F (5°C)	9 mph (14 km/h)	66%	0.302%
12:00 15:00		Overcast. Precipitation: 0 in (0.125 mm).	41°F (5°C)	9 mph (14 km/h)	66%	0.302%
15:00 18:00		Chance of light rain. Precipitation: 0 in (0.125 mm).	41°F (5°C)	7 mph (12 km/h)	68%	0.301%
18:00 21:00		Overcast. Precipitation: 0 in (0.125 mm).	40°F (5°C)	7 mph (11 km/h)	70%	0.302%
21:00 00:00		Chance of light rain. Precipitation: 0.01 in (0.375 mm).	39°F (4°C)	8 mph (12 km/h)	89%	0.301%

Thursday, November 28

sunrise: 06:57 sunset: 16:20

Low around 35°F (2°C), high around 42°F (5°C).
Chance of rain in the morning from midnight to 3 am and from 9 am to 12 pm. Chance of snow during the afternoon (between 12 pm and 6 pm). The precipitation may fall as scattered showers of varying intensity. Estimated precipitation: 0.13 in (3.1875 mm).
Overcast skies.
Wind: 11 mph (17 km/h).

Time	Skies	Conditions	Temp	Wind	Humidity	Soil Moisture
00:00 03:00		Chance of scattered rain showers. Precipitation: 0.05 in (1.375 mm).	39°F (4°C)	7 mph (12 km/h)	94%	0.306%
03:00 06:00		Mostly cloudy. Precipitation: 0.04 in (1.125 mm).	39°F (4°C)	8 mph (13 km/h)	82%	0.311%
06:00 09:00		Overcast. Precipitation: 0 in (0.0625 mm).	41°F (5°C)	9 mph (15 km/h)	67%	0.308%
09:00 12:00		Chance of light rain. Precipitation: 0.01 in (0.25 mm).	41°F (5°C)	9 mph (15 km/h)	65%	0.306%
12:00 15:00		Chance of light snow. Precipitation: 0 in (0.0625 mm).	42°F (5°C)	8 mph (13 km/h)	61%	0.304%
15:00 18:00		Chance of light snow. Precipitation: 0 in (0.0625 mm).	41°F (5°C)	6 mph (9 km/h)	62%	0.304%
18:00 21:00		Overcast. Precipitation: 0 in (0.0625 mm).	37°F (3°C)	9 mph (15 km/h)	92%	0.303%
21:00 00:00		Overcast. Precipitation: 0.01 in (0.1875 mm).	36°F (2°C)	11 mph (17 km/h)	93%	0.303%

Friday, November 29

sunrise: 06:58 sunset: 16:20

Low around 27°F (-3°C), high around 36°F (2°C).
Estimated precipitation: 0 in (0.0625 mm).
Considerable cloudiness.
Wind: 17 mph (27 km/h).

Time	Skies	Conditions	Temp	Wind	Humidity	Soil Moisture
00:00 03:00		Overcast. Precipitation: 0 in (0.0625 mm).	34°F (1°C)	13 mph (21 km/h)	82%	0.302%
03:00 06:00		Overcast.	32°F (0°C)	13 mph (21 km/h)	79%	0.302%
06:00 09:00		Mostly cloudy.	32°F (-0°C)	16 mph (25 km/h)	75%	0.301%
09:00 12:00		Overcast.	32°F (0°C)	17 mph (27 km/h)	62%	0.3%
12:00 15:00		Considerable cloudiness.	34°F (1°C)	15 mph (24 km/h)	53%	0.298%
15:00 18:00		Clear.	31°F (-1°C)	12 mph (19 km/h)	60%	0.298%
18:00 21:00		Clear.	29°F (-2°C)	11 mph (18 km/h)	64%	0.298%
21:00 00:00		Mostly cloudy.	27°F (-3°C)	9 mph (15 km/h)	65%	0.299%

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Weather Station: Chicago / Waukegan, Waukegan Regional Airport (latitude 42-25N, longitude 087-52W)

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Chicago / Waukegan 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 / Waukegan 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.