Weather in Chicago

United States · Illinois · 41.8500, -87.6501

Today Now 1:23 PM

+73° Mostly clear

Hourly forecast

Today10/13 Temperature°F Cloudiness Precipitation Windmph Wind gusts Humidity PressureinHg Dew point°F Visibilitymi UV index
Hourly forecast — Chicago

Forecast in words

Today

Expect mostly clear. Daytime high +73°, overnight low +68°. Wind gusts reach 6 mph. Chance of precipitation up to 65%.

Tomorrow

Tomorrow rain: daytime +66°, nighttime +61° — 7° colder than today.

Week

Seven days ahead fall within +46°…+73°. Weekly maximum — +73° (Tue). Coldest night — Sat, around +46°. Days with precipitation — Wed, Thu, Fri. Sunshine expected on 3 of seven days. Strongest wind — Fri, up to 23 mph. Second half of the week is cooler.

Week vs norm

  1. Today 10/13 +73° +10° usually +63°
  2. Tomorrow 10/14 +66° +3° usually +63°
  3. Thu 10/15 +64° +2° usually +62°
  4. Fri 10/16 +61° −1° usually +62°
  5. Sat 10/17 +57° −4° usually +62°
  6. Sun 10/18 +63° +2° usually +61°
  7. Mon 10/19 +63° +2° usually +61°
  8. Tue 10/20 +59° −1° usually +60°

Difference between forecast daytime high and the 1991–2020 norm for this date.

This day, October 13

Today is warmer than usual for this date.

  • Heat record +81° 1995
  • Cold record +33° 2006
  • Most precipitation 0.6 in 2001
  • Strongest gust 51 mph 1997

Records for this calendar date, 1991-2024, ERA5 reanalysis.

Climate in Chicago

Today is about 11° warmer than usual for October.

Climate normals by month, Chicago
Month Daytime / Nighttime Average Precipitation in
Jan +31° / +20° +25° 2.8
Feb +34° / +22° +27° 2.3
Mar +44° / +31° +36° 3.0
Apr +55° / +41° +47° 4.4
May +67° / +52° +58° 4.3
Jun +77° / +63° +70° 4.0
Jul +82° / +69° +75° 3.6
Aug +80° / +67° +73° 3.7
Sep +74° / +60° +67° 3.0
Oct +62° / +49° +55° 3.6
Nov +48° / +37° +42° 3.0
Dec +37° / +27° +31° 2.7

Climatic normals for 1991–2025 years from ERA5-Land reanalysis.

Astronomical data

Sunrise / sunset 7:01 AM | 6:11 PM
Moon 10:21 AM | 7:26 PM
Moon phase Waxing crescent 9%
Next solar eclipse
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