Observed 2:10 AM CDT at KORD

Elmhurst, IL weather

Clear and 55°13°, 11°6° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 55°13°

Clear

Wind: 3 mph5 km/h; From the south-southeast. 35–10 mph16 km/h through 2 PM
Dew point: 45°7°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 11 AM–4 PM · peak 3
Air quality: 64Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.34 inHg1027 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

5°3° warmer than this time yesterday (51°11° then, 56°13° now)

Good hours for

Low 51°11° tonight at 5 AM
Above 60°16° today by 10 AM
High 70°21° today at 2 PM

TonightNear 53°12° · Clear
This morningUp to 63°17° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
This afternoonNear 68°20° · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 52°11° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 65°18° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonNear 70°21° · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 56°13° by 1 AM · Mostly cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 2a	Mostly clear	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	71%	8%	0
Sat 3a	Mostly clear	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	73%	14%	0
Sat 4a	Clear	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	75%	32%	0
Sat 5a	Clear	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	77%	21%	0
Sat 6a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	50°10°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	77%	63%	0
Sat 7a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	80%	78%	0
Sat 8a	Partly sunny	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	81%	71%	0
Sat 9a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	73%	81%	1
Sat 10a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	62%	79%	2
Sat 11a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	56%	81%	3
Sat 12p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	50%	81%	3
Sat 1p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	69°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	47%	70%	3
Sat 2p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	44%	64%	3
Sat 3p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	43%	80%	3
Sat 4p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	43%	66%	2
Sat 5p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	45%	66%	1
Sat 6p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	47%	75%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	55%	71%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	62°17°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	60%	75%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	60°16°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	64%	77%	0
Sat 10p	Partly cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	59°15°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	67%	62%	0
Sat 11p	Mostly clear	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	68%	36%	0
Sun 12a	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	69%	38%	0
Sun 1a	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	69%	31%	0
Sun 2a	Partly cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	55°13°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	70%	48%	0
Sun 3a	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	72%	74%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	53°12°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	74%	77%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	52°11°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	75%	83%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	75%	67%	0
Sun 7a	Partly sunny	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	77%	75%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	77%	76%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	70%	84%	1
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	61°16° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	60%	67%	2
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	53%	72%	3
Sun 12p	Mostly cloudy	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	47%	68%	3
Sun 1p	Partly sunny	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	44%	68%	3
Sun 2p	Mostly cloudy	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	43%	65%	2
Sun 3p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	41%	67%	2
Sun 4p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	41%	67%	1
Sun 5p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	44%	72%	1
Sun 6p	Partly cloudy	69°21° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	48%	76%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	55%	82%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	61%	85%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	65%	85%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 56°13° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	68%	85%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	70%	87%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	72%	88%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	73%	81%	0

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 70°21°, low 51°11°. Typical 59°15° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 70. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. South southeast wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–70°21°
Low, likely
48°9°–51°11°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 43°6°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 53°12°. Typical 59°15° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. South southwest wind around 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. Southwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–75°24°
Low, likely
50°10°–53°12°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 42°6°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 66°19°, low 50°10°. Typical 58°14° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 66.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–67°19°
Low, likely
50°10°–54°12°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 42°6°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 66°19°, low 53°12°. Typical 58°14° / 42°6°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
64°18°–70°21°
Low, likely
50°10°–54°12°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 42°6°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 72°22°, low 55°13°. Typical 57°14° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
53°12°–58°14°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 41°5°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 69°21°, low 50°10°. Typical 57°14° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 60°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 53°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
50°10°–61°16°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 41°5°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 67°19°, low 53°12°. Typical 56°13° / 40°4°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
65°18°–76°24°
Low, likely
43°6°–59°15°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 40°4°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 70°21°, low 59°15°. Typical 56°13° / 40°4°. Rain 0.18 in4.6 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 70°21°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 65°19°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
65°18°–76°24°
Low, likely
57°14°–61°16°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 40°4°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
1
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 66°19°, low 59°15°. Typical 55°13° / 40°4°. Rain 0.34 in8.6 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  50% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  40% chance · 0.14 in3.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  40% chance · 0.19 in4.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
62°17°–69°21°
Low, likely
56°13°–61°16°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 40°4°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 40 mph65 km/h
UV peak
1
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 61°16°, low 49°9°. Typical 55°13° / 39°4°. Rain 0.28 in7.1 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 49°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
59°15°–63°17°
Low, likely
40°4°–55°13°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 39°4°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 43 mph70 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 70°, low 51°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 72°, low 53°.
Monday
Dry, high 66°, low 50°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 61–72°; chance of precipitation on Sunday.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (LOT) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Salt Creek (IL) at Elmhurst

1.1 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.1 ft
Flow: 40 cfs

Reading from Sat 12:20 AM · NWS gauge page

Salt Creek (IL) at Oak Brook

3.4 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 47.9 ft

Reading from Sat 1 AM · NWS gauge page

Addison Creek at Bellwood

4.0 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.4 ft
Flow: 11 cfs

Reading from Sat 1:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Salt Creek (IL) at Wood Dale

5.1 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 6.8 ft

Reading from Sat 12 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 89% less heating than a typical week.

This week 11Typical 108

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 45°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 10:00 AM–9:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Chicago Ohare International Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1872–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 11°6° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 4°2° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−1°SunOct 18
+3°+2°MonOct 19
+4°+2°TueOct 20
+6°+3°WedOct 21
+10°+6°ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Elmhurst weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 42 min; Losing 2 min 39 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 34 min less
Golden hour: 5:17–6:14 PM; Morning 6:57–7:53 AM
Blue hour: 6:14–6:25 PM; Morning 6:46–6:57 AM; first light 6:46 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 2:37–4 AM, but the moon is 96% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:27 AM · rises 4:54 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Elmhurst. A level horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Elmhurst, IL weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Salt Creek (IL) at Elmhurst

Salt Creek (IL) at Oak Brook

Addison Creek at Bellwood

Salt Creek (IL) at Wood Dale

For your home

Heating this week

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon