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Observed 5:40 AM CDT at KPWK

Golf, IL weather

Foggy and 45°7°, 9°5° warmer than a typical Oct 23.

Today: low 50°10° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°), high 69°21° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°).

Mostly agree

Now 45°7°

Fog

Wind
Calm
Up to 5 mph8 km/h through 6 PM
Dew point
44°7°
Comfortable
Humidity
97%
Air 45°7°, dew point 44°7° · fog or dew likely
UV index
0Low
Moderate 12–3 PM · peak 4
Air quality (notable)
114Unhealthy for sensitive groups
PM2.5 (fine particles) · tomorrow moderate
Pressure
30.32 inHg1027 hPa
Rising slowly · +0.02 inHg+0.5 hPa in 3 h

Next 2 hours

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (46°8° then, 45°7° now)

Good hours for
  • Above 60°16° today by 10 AM
  • High 69°21° today at 1 PM
  • Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM
  1. This morningUp to 64°18° by 11 AM · Clear
  2. This afternoonNear 67°19° · Clear
  3. TonightDown to 52°11° by 4 AM · Partly cloudy
  4. Tomorrow morningUp to 62°17° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
  5. Tomorrow afternoonUp to 69°21° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
  6. Tomorrow nightDown to 53°12° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
HourConditionsTemperatureFeels likePrecipitationWindHumidityCloud coverUV index
Fri 6aClear50°10° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)50°10°0%0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h91%20%0
Fri 7aSunny50°10° (likely 44°7° to 51°11°)50°10°0%0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h91%17%0
Fri 8aPartly sunny51°11° (likely 44°7° to 51°11°)51°11°0%0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h87%44%0
Fri 9aPartly sunny56°13° (likely 48°9° to 56°13°)56°13°0%5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h75%46%1
Fri 10aSunny60°16° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)60°16°0%5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h68%13%1
Fri 11aSunny64°18° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)64°18°0%5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h62%0%2
Fri 12pSunny67°19° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)67°19°0%5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h55%0%3
Fri 1pSunny69°21° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)69°21°0%5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h50%0%4
Fri 2pSunny69°21° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)69°21°0%5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h48%1%3
Fri 3pSunny69°21° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)69°21°0%5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h48%2%2
Fri 4pSunny68°20° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)68°20°0%5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h50%3%1
Fri 5pSunny66°19° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)66°19°0%5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h55%5%0
Fri 6pClear63°17° (likely 56°13° to 63°17°)63°17°0%5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h62%8%0
Fri 7pMostly clear60°16° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)61°16°0%5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h69%13%0
Fri 8pClear59°15° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)59°15°0%5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h75%14%0
Fri 9pMostly clear58°14° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)58°14°0%5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h77%18%0
Fri 10pPartly cloudy57°14° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)57°14°0%5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h79%28%0
Fri 11pClear56°13° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)56°13°0%5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h79%19%0
Sat 12aMostly clear55°13° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)55°13°0%5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h79%24%0
Sat 1aClear55°13° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)55°13°0%5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h77%24%0
Sat 2aPartly cloudy54°12° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)54°12°0%5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h77%36%0
Sat 3aCloudy53°12° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°)53°12°0%5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h79%64%0
Sat 4aPartly cloudy52°11° (likely 46°8° to 53°12°)52°11°0%5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h80%70%0
Sat 5aCloudy52°11° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)52°11°0%5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h82%60%0
Sat 6aCloudy51°11° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)51°11°0%5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h84%67%0
Sat 7aCloudy50°10° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)49°9°0%5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h86%78%0
Sat 8aCloudy52°11° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)52°11°0%5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph15 km/h83%78%0
Sat 9aCloudy56°13° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)56°13°0%5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h77%71%1
Sat 10aCloudy59°15° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)59°15°0%5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph22 km/h72%75%2
Sat 11aCloudy62°17° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)62°17°0%10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h67%72%3
Sat 12pCloudy65°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)65°18°0%10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h62%75%4
Sat 1pCloudy67°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)67°19°0%10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h57%69%4
Sat 2pCloudy68°20° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)69°21°0%10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h54%80%3
Sat 3pCloudy69°21° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)69°21°0%10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h54%83%2
Sat 4pCloudy68°20° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)69°21°0%10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h54%78%1
Sat 5pCloudy67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)67°19°0%5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h58%77%1
Sat 6pCloudy64°18° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)64°18°0%5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h62%78%0
Sat 7pCloudy62°17° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)62°17°0%5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h66%72%0
Sat 8pCloudy61°16° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)61°16°0%5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h68%67%0
Sat 9pCloudy60°16° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)60°16°0%5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h69%59%0
Sat 10pCloudy58°14° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)59°15°0%5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h70%78%0
Sat 11pCloudy58°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)58°14°0%5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h71%76%0
Sun 12aCloudy57°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)57°14°0%5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h71%72%0
Sun 1aCloudy56°13° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)56°13°0%5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h71%75%0
Sun 2aCloudy56°13° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)56°13°0%5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h71%72%0
Sun 3aPartly cloudy55°13° (likely 52°11° to 60°16°)55°13°0%5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h71%66%0
Sun 4aPartly cloudy54°12° (likely 50°10° to 59°15°)54°12°0%5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h72%60%0
Sun 5aMostly cloudy53°12° (likely 49°9° to 59°15°)53°12°0%5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h74%68%0

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)
  1. Today, Oct 23. Fog. High 69°21°, low 50°10°. Typical 60°16° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Partly sunny, 51°11°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Sunny, 69°21°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Mostly clear, 59°15°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 52°11°

      Dry

    Official NWS forecast

    Today: Patchy fog before 8am. Mostly sunny. High near 69, with temperatures falling to around 66 in the afternoon. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.

    Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low around 50, with temperatures rising to around 52 overnight. Southeast wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 10 mph.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    High, likely
    65°18°–69°21°
    Low, likely
    44°7°–50°10°
    Typical high / low
    60°16° / 43°6°
    Wind
    7 mph11 km/h, gusts 16 mph25 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  2. Tomorrow, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 69°21°, low 53°12°. Typical 59°15° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 52°11°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 69°21°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 61°16°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Partly cloudy, 53°12°

      Dry

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Partly sunny. High near 69, with temperatures falling to around 67 in the afternoon. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. South wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 10 mph.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    High, likely
    66°19°–69°21°
    Low, likely
    46°8°–53°12°
    Typical high / low
    59°15° / 43°6°
    Wind
    8 mph13 km/h, gusts 18 mph28 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  3. Sunday, Oct 25. Partly sunny. High 73°23°, low 53°12°. Typical 59°15° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 54°12°

      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, 54°12°

      Dry

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. South southwest wind around 5 mph.

    Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    Best day outdoors this week: the one dry, mild day the forecasts agree on (high 73°23°).

    High, likely
    69°21°–74°23°
    Low, likely
    50°10°–56°13°
    Typical high / low
    59°15° / 42°6°
    Wind
    8 mph13 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
    UV peak
    3
  4. Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 65°18°, low 50°10°. Typical 58°14° / 42°6°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 55°13°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 62°17°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 57°14°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 55°13°

      Dry

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65.

    Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.

    Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.

    High, likely
    60°16°–66°19°
    Low, likely
    50°10°–55°13°
    Typical high / low
    58°14° / 42°6°
    Wind
    13 mph20 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
    UV peak
    3
  5. Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 62°17°, low 50°10°. Typical 58°14° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 56°13°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 64°18°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 60°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 62.

    Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    High, likely
    61°16°–65°18°
    Low, likely
    50°10°–56°13°
    Typical high / low
    58°14° / 42°6°
    Wind
    10 mph17 km/h, gusts 31 mph49 km/h
    UV peak
    3
  6. Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 67°19°, low 51°11°. Typical 57°14° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Partly sunny, 57°14°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Mostly sunny, 68°20°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Clear, 62°17°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Mostly clear, 59°15°

      Dry

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 67.

    Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    High, likely
    67°19°–71°22°
    Low, likely
    51°11°–59°15°
    Typical high / low
    57°14° / 41°5°
    Wind
    11 mph17 km/h, gusts 29 mph46 km/h
    UV peak
    3
  7. Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 67°19°, low 47°8°. Typical 57°14° / 41°5°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 59°15°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Sunny, 66°19°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Clear, 58°14°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Clear, 48°9°

      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.

    Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.

    Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.

    High, likely
    63°17°–71°22°
    Low, likely
    47°8°–59°15°
    Typical high / low
    57°14° / 41°5°
    Wind
    13 mph21 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
    UV peak
    3
  8. Friday, Oct 30. Sunny. High 61°16°, low 48°9°. Typical 56°13° / 40°4°. Rain 0.41 in10 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Sunny, 50°10°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Sunny, 56°13°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Clear, 51°10°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Clear, 47°8°

      20% chance · 0.07 in1.7 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
    54°12°–67°19°
    Low, likely
    41°5°–56°13°
    Typical high / low
    56°13° / 40°4°
    Wind
    10 mph16 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
  9. Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 59°15°, low 48°9°. Typical 56°13° / 40°4°. Rain 0.18 in4.6 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Drizzle, 48°9°

      20% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Drizzle, 58°14°

      30% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Drizzle, 55°13°

      40% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Drizzle, 54°12°

      30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 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
    53°12°–63°17°
    Low, likely
    36°2°–57°14°
    Typical high / low
    56°13° / 40°4°
    Wind
    11 mph17 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
  10. Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 61°16°, low 52°11°. Typical 55°13° / 40°4°. Rain 0.15 in3.8 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Drizzle, 54°12°

      30% chance

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Drizzle, 57°14°

      30% chance · 0.01 in0.4 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Drizzle, 55°13°

      20% chance · 0.02 in0.4 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.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    High, likely
    57°14°–63°17°
    Low, likely
    49°9°–55°13°
    Typical high / low
    55°13° / 40°4°
    Wind
    12 mph20 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
    UV peak
    1

The outlook

  1. Today

    Dry, high 69°, low 50°.

  2. Tomorrow

    Dry, high 69°, low 53°.

  3. Sunday

    Dry, high 73°, low 53°, warming up.

  4. Rest of week

    Mostly dry, highs 59–67°.

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.

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For your home

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

Heating this week

About 88% less heating than a typical week.

This week 12Typical 104

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 44°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 10:00 AM–7:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

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

Oct 23, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 9°5° warmer than typical.

Normal high / low
60°16° / 43°6°
Forecast high / low
69°21° / 50°10°
Record high
85°29° in 1963
Record low
20°−7° in 1981

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 3°2° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

  1. −5°−3°SatOct 17
  2. −1°SunOct 18
  3. +3°+2°MonOct 19
  4. +4°+2°TueOct 20
  5. +6°+3°WedOct 21
  6. +10°+6°ThuOct 22
  7. —FriOct 23

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Sunrise 7:13 AM, sunset 5:57 PM.

Daylight
10 h 44 min
Losing 2 min 35 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 37 min less
Golden hour
5:18–6:14 PM
Morning 6:55–7:51 AM
Blue hour
6:14–6:25 PM
Morning 6:44–6:55 AM; first light 6:44 AM

Stars tonight? Unknown

Cloud forecast not available for tonight.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

91% lit · growing

Today
sets 4:16 AM · rises 4:31 PM
Full moon
Oct 25
New moon
Nov 9
Looking east from Golf. Open water to the horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.