Observed 6:45 AM CDT at KPWK

Highwood, IL weather

Mostly clear and 46°8°.

Forecasts agree

Now 46°8°

Mostly clear

Wind: Calm; Up to 10 mph16 km/h through 7 PM
Dew point: 45°7°; Comfortable
Humidity: 93%; Air 46°8°, dew point 45°7° · fog or dew likely
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 12–2 PM · peak 3
Air quality: 71Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.4 inHg1029 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.03 inHg+1.0 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

High 66°19° today at 3 PM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM

This morningUp to 62°17° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
This afternoonNear 65°18° · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 56°13° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 65°18° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 71°22° by 3 PM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 56°13° by 5 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 7a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	75%	59%	0
Sat 8a	Partly sunny	54°12° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	77%	68%	0
Sat 9a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	70%	78%	0
Sat 10a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	65%	81%	1
Sat 11a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	63%	81%	2
Sat 12p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	61%	81%	3
Sat 1p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	61%	81%	3
Sat 2p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	61%	82%	2
Sat 3p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	60%	80%	2
Sat 4p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	60%	80%	1
Sat 5p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	61%	79%	0
Sat 6p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	59%	78%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	64°18°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	63%	76%	0
Sat 8p	Mostly cloudy	63°17° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	63°17°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	66%	54%	0
Sat 9p	Mostly cloudy	63°17° (likely 56°13° to 63°17°)	63°17°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	68%	53%	0
Sat 10p	Partly cloudy	62°17° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	62°17°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	68%	54%	0
Sat 11p	Partly cloudy	61°16° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	61°16°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	68%	43%	0
Sun 12a	Partly cloudy	60°16° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	68%	57%	0
Sun 1a	Partly cloudy	60°16° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)	60°16°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	68%	60%	0
Sun 2a	Partly cloudy	58°14° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	59°15°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	69%	69%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	58°14°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	69%	78%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	57°14°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	69%	78%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	56°13°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	70%	85%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	56°13°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	69%	94%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	73%	98%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	74%	100%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	67%	99%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	62%	96%	2
Sun 11a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	58%	86%	2
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 70°21°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	55%	82%	3
Sun 1p	Partly sunny	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 73°23°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	53%	72%	3
Sun 2p	Partly sunny	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	52%	27%	3
Sun 3p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	51%	26%	2
Sun 4p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	51%	59%	1
Sun 5p	Mostly sunny	70°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	53%	66%	1
Sun 6p	Partly cloudy	69°21° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	56%	73%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 61°16° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	59%	78%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	64%	80%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 57°14° to 64°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	67%	79%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	70%	79%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	71%	80%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	73%	83%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WSW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	74%	78%	0
Mon 2a	Mostly cloudy	59°15° (likely 51°11° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	76%	75%	0
Mon 3a	Mostly cloudy	58°14° (likely 51°11° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	78%	60%	0
Mon 4a	Mostly cloudy	57°14° (likely 50°10° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	79%	54%	0
Mon 5a	Mostly cloudy	56°13° (likely 49°9° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	81%	62%	0
Mon 6a	Mostly cloudy	56°13° (likely 48°9° to 61°16°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	83%	76%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 66°19°, low 55°13°. Typical 59°15° / 42°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
65°18°–67°19°
Low, likely
48°9°–55°13°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 42°6°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 71°22°, low 56°13°. Typical 58°14° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. South wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
50°10°–56°13°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 41°5°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 61°16°, low 54°12°. Typical 58°14° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 61. North northeast wind 5 to 15 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
59°15°–62°17°
Low, likely
49°9°–55°13°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 41°5°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 62°17°, low 55°13°. Typical 58°14° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  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 55.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
60°16°–64°18°
Low, likely
52°11°–56°13°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 40°4°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 68°20°, low 55°13°. Typical 57°14° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 60°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
67°19°–70°21°
Low, likely
54°12°–58°14°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 40°4°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 66°19°, low 52°11°. Typical 57°14° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
65°18°–69°21°
Low, likely
52°11°–60°16°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 40°4°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 63°17°, low 53°12°. Typical 56°13° / 39°4°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
60°16°–69°21°
Low, likely
49°9°–58°14°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 39°4°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 65°18°, low 56°13°. Typical 56°13° / 39°4°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  50% chance · 0.04 in1.1 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
59°15°–69°21°
Low, likely
53°12°–60°16°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 39°4°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Showers. High 64°18°, low 58°14°. Typical 55°13° / 39°4°. Rain 0.52 in13 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  50% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 64°18°
  40% chance · 0.21 in5.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.18 in4.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 58°15°
  40% 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 agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
63°17°–66°19°
Low, likely
53°12°–61°16°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 39°4°
Wind
22 mph36 km/h, gusts 41 mph67 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Rain. High 61°16°, low 54°12°. Typical 55°13° / 38°3°. Rain 0.37 in9.4 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 58°15°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 59°15°
  30% chance · 0.23 in5.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 57°14°
  30% chance · 0.22 in5.5 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
58°14°–66°19°
Low, likely
50°10°–58°14°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 38°3°
Wind
24 mph39 km/h, gusts 43 mph69 km/h

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 66°, low 55°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 71°, low 56°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 61°, low 54°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 61–68°; chance of precipitation on Sunday, Monday.

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

Skokie River at Lake Forest

2.5 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.0 ft
Flow: 2 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:25 AM · NWS gauge page

Skokie River at Highland Park

3.3 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.6 ft
Flow: 4 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:25 AM · NWS gauge page

West Fork North Branch Chicago River at Deerfield

3.5 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 7.2 ft

Reading from Sat 5:40 AM · NWS gauge page

North Branch Chicago River at Deerfield

3.7 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.3 ft
Flow: 2 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:40 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 93% less heating than a typical week.

This week 7Typical 112

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 45°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 10:00 AM–1:00 AM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Chicago Palwaukee Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1996–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 7°4° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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

±0°SunOct 18
+1°±0°MonOct 19
+3°+1°TueOct 20
+5°+3°WedOct 21
+8°+4°ThuOct 22
+6°+3°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 41 min; Losing 2 min 39 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 35 min less
Golden hour: 5:16–6:13 PM; Morning 6:57–7:53 AM
Blue hour: 6:13–6:24 PM; Morning 6:46–6:57 AM; first light 6:46 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 68% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:27 AM · rises 4:53 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking northeast from Highwood. Open water to the horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Highwood, IL weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Skokie River at Lake Forest

Skokie River at Highland Park

West Fork North Branch Chicago River at Deerfield

North Branch Chicago River at Deerfield

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? Poor

Moon