Observed 1:00 PM CDT at KORD

Itasca, IL weather

Sunny and 70°21°, 13°7° warmer than a typical Oct 23.

Mostly agree

Now 70°21°

Sunny

Wind: 3 mph5 km/h; From the east-southeast. 35–5 mph8 km/h through 1 AM
Dew point: 45°7°; Comfortable
UV index: 4Moderate; Moderate until 3 PM
Air quality: 86Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.31 inHg1026 hPa; Falling · −0.06 inHg−2.0 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

High 73°23° today at 2 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 9 PM
Low 50°10° tonight at 5 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM

This afternoonNear 72°22° · Clear
TonightDown to 50°10° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 64°18° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 72°22° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 51°11° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Sunday morningUp to 65°18° by 11 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
Fri 1p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	39%	1%	4
Fri 2p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	36%	2%	3
Fri 3p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	35%	3%	2
Fri 4p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	36%	6%	1
Fri 5p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 65°18° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	38%	13%	0
Fri 6p	Mostly clear	67°19° (likely 61°16° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	46%	49%	0
Fri 7p	Partly cloudy	63°17° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	57%	25%	0
Fri 8p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	66%	56%	0
Fri 9p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	70%	54%	0
Fri 10p	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	73%	39%	0
Fri 11p	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	72%	43%	0
Sat 12a	Mostly clear	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	70%	35%	0
Sat 1a	Mostly clear	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	68%	13%	0
Sat 2a	Mostly clear	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	70%	25%	0
Sat 3a	Mostly clear	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	72%	45%	0
Sat 4a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 51°11°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	75%	78%	0
Sat 5a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 50°10°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	77%	84%	0
Sat 6a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 50°10°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	78%	92%	0
Sat 7a	Partly sunny	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	50°10°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	80%	83%	0
Sat 8a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	79%	93%	0
Sat 9a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	67%	79%	1
Sat 10a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	58%	79%	2
Sat 11a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	51%	86%	2
Sat 12p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	45%	86%	3
Sat 1p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	42%	91%	3
Sat 2p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	40%	87%	3
Sat 3p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 66°19° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	39%	81%	3
Sat 4p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 66°19° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	39%	79%	2
Sat 5p	Mostly cloudy	70°21° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	42%	66%	1
Sat 6p	Partly cloudy	67°19° (likely 61°16° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	46%	68%	0
Sat 7p	Partly cloudy	64°18° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	52%	70%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	62°17° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	57%	37%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	60%	49%	0
Sat 10p	Partly cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	63%	42%	0
Sat 11p	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	65%	59%	0
Sun 12a	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	67%	64%	0
Sun 1a	Partly cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	69%	71%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	71%	76%	0
Sun 3a	Partly cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	74%	75%	0
Sun 4a	Partly cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	77%	75%	0
Sun 5a	Partly cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	78%	72%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	80%	79%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	50°10°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	79%	85%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 58°14°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	81%	88%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	71%	73%	1
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	60%	71%	2
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	65°18° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	51%	59%	2
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	68°20° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	48%	65%	3

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 23. Sunny. High 73°23°, low 50°10°. Typical 60°16° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny. High near 73, with temperatures falling to around 71 in the afternoon. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
45°7°–50°10°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 43°6°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 24. Partly sunny. High 72°22°, low 50°10°. Typical 59°15° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 72, with temperatures falling to around 70 in the afternoon. South wind 0 to 10 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–72°22°
Low, likely
47°8°–50°10°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 43°6°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Oct 25. Partly sunny. High 74°23°, low 51°11°. Typical 59°15° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 53°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. South southwest wind 0 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
49°9°–53°12°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 42°6°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
3
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, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  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: 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
61°16°–69°21°
Low, likely
50°10°–54°12°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 42°6°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h, gusts 23 mph36 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 65°18°, low 51°11°. Typical 58°14° / 42°6°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 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 cloudy, with a high near 65.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
61°16°–69°21°
Low, likely
49°9°–55°13°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 42°6°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 70°21°, low 53°12°. Typical 57°14° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 70.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–72°22°
Low, likely
49°9°–58°14°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 41°5°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 68°20°, low 46°8°. Typical 57°14° / 41°5°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
60°16°–70°21°
Low, likely
42°6°–59°15°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 41°5°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 37 mph60 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 65°18°, low 48°9°. Typical 56°13° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 49°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 50°10°
  20% chance
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°–75°24°
Low, likely
39°4°–53°12°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 40°4°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 63°17°, low 51°11°. Typical 56°13° / 40°4°. Rain 0.27 in6.9 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 51°11°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  40% chance · 0.24 in6.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.5 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
53°12°–72°22°
Low, likely
34°1°–60°16°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 40°4°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 20 mph31 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 64°18°, low 57°14°. Typical 55°13° / 40°4°. Rain 0.23 in5.8 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 58°15°
  40% chance · 0.11 in2.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 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°–65°18°
Low, likely
52°11°–62°17°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 40°4°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 73°, low 50°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 72°, low 50°.
Sunday
Dry, high 74°, low 51°.
Rest of week
Highs 63–70°; 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 Wood Dale

2.0 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 6.6 ft

Reading from Fri 12 PM · NWS gauge page

Salt Creek (IL) at Elk Grove Village

2.6 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 12.1 ft
Flow: 30 cfs

Reading from Fri 1 PM · NWS gauge page

Salt Creek (IL) at Rolling Meadows

5.8 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.2 ft
Flow: 3 cfs

Reading from Fri 12:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Salt Creek (IL) at Elmhurst

7.0 mi

Level: 5.0 ft
Flow: 34 cfs

Reading from Fri 12:20 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 87% less heating than a typical week.

This week 13Typical 104

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 45°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 2:00 PM–8:00 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 13°7° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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

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

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 44 min; Losing 2 min 44 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 37 min less
Golden hour: 5:19–6:15 PM; Morning 6:56–7:52 AM
Blue hour: 6:15–6:26 PM; Morning 6:45–6:56 AM; first light 6:45 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 1–3 AM, but the moon is 95% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

93% lit · growing

Today: sets 4:17 AM · rises 4:32 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Itasca, IL weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Sunday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Salt Creek (IL) at Wood Dale

Salt Creek (IL) at Elk Grove Village

Salt Creek (IL) at Rolling Meadows

Salt Creek (IL) at Elmhurst

For your home

Heating this week

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 23, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon