Observed 2:50 PM CDT at KORD

Lincolnwood, IL weather

Mostly sunny and 70°21°, 9°5° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 70°21°

Mostly sunny

Wind: 5 mph7 km/h; From the south-southeast. 57–10 mph16 km/h through 3 AM
Dew point: 45°7°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 3Moderate; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 3
Air quality: 66Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.36 inHg1028 hPa; Falling · −0.05 inHg−1.7 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

3°1° cooler than this time yesterday (72°22° then, 69°21° now)

Good hours for

Low 53°12° tonight at 5 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM

This afternoonNear 67°19° · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 53°12° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 73°23° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 53°12° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 61°16° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Monday afternoonNear 62°17° · 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 3p	Mostly sunny	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	51%	40%	2
Sat 4p	Mostly sunny	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	50%	38%	1
Sat 5p	Mostly sunny	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	54%	38%	0
Sat 6p	Partly cloudy	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	61%	38%	0
Sat 7p	Mostly cloudy	62°17° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	67%	40%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	60°16° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	70%	22%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	60°16° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	72%	27%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	59°15° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	71%	9%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	58°14° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	69%	8%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	57°14° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	72%	7%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	56°13° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	73%	2%	0
Sun 2a	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	74%	59%	0
Sun 3a	Partly cloudy	55°13° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	75%	51%	0
Sun 4a	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	76%	77%	0
Sun 5a	Partly cloudy	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	75%	84%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	75%	97%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	75%	99%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	73%	96%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	64%	97%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	57%	96%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	51%	93%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	46%	90%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	43%	78%	3
Sun 2p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	41%	78%	3
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	41%	65%	3
Sun 4p	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	41%	69%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	45%	77%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	51%	77%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	56%	76%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	60%	78%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	63%	79%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	65%	79%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	67%	80%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	70%	78%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WSW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	71%	74%	0
Mon 2a	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	74%	74%	0
Mon 3a	Partly cloudy	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	78%	71%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	85%	69%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	91%	74%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	94%	81%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	97%	91%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	93%	94%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	87%	93%	1
Mon 10a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	80%	94%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	74%	88%	2
Mon 12p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	74%	82%	2
Mon 1p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	75%	83%	2
Mon 2p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	74%	86%	3

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 68°20°, low 53°12°. Typical 59°15° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. High near 68, with temperatures falling to around 66 in the afternoon. Southeast wind around 10 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
65°18°–69°21°
Low, likely
47°8°–53°12°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 43°6°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 53°12°. Typical 59°15° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 73, with temperatures falling to around 70 in the afternoon. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. West southwest wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
48°9°–53°12°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 42°6°
Wind
7 mph10 km/h, gusts 16 mph25 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 62°17°, low 51°11°. Typical 58°14° / 42°6°. 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, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 62. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
59°15°–63°17°
Low, likely
51°11°–54°12°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 42°6°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 66°19°, low 54°12°. Typical 58°14° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  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: Partly sunny, with a high near 66.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–67°19°
Low, likely
53°12°–55°13°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 42°6°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
2
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 56°13°. Typical 57°14° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 60°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–72°22°
Low, likely
54°12°–58°14°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 41°5°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
2
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 72°22°, low 56°13°. Typical 57°14° / 41°5°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  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 72.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
69°21°–72°22°
Low, likely
56°13°–62°17°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 41°5°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly cloudy. High 71°22°, low 56°13°. Typical 56°13° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 71.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56.
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 71°22°).
High, likely
67°19°–72°22°
Low, likely
56°13°–61°16°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 40°4°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 20 mph33 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 70°21°, low 61°16°. Typical 56°13° / 40°4°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.13 in3.3 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–73°23°
Low, likely
56°13°–64°18°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 40°4°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 66°19°, low 59°15°. Typical 55°13° / 40°4°. Rain 0.53 in13 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.14 in3.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  40% chance · 0.17 in4.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  30% chance · 0.12 in2.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 51°11°
  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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
64°18°–70°21°
Low, likely
56°13°–61°16°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 40°4°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 35 mph57 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 61°16°, low 50°10°. Typical 55°13° / 39°4°. Rain 0.26 in6.6 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.16 in4.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 53°12°
  30% chance · 0.26 in6.6 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
57°14°–65°18°
Low, likely
41°5°–60°16°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 39°4°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 40 mph64 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 68°, low 53°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 73°, low 53°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 62°, low 51°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 61–72°; chance of precipitation on Saturday, 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

North Branch Chicago River at Chicago (Pulaski Rd)

2.1 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 10.8 ft
Flow: 24 cfs

Reading from Sat 2 PM · NWS gauge page

North Branch Chicago River at Niles

3.3 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 0.9 ft
Flow: 36 cfs

Reading from Sat 1:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Des Plaines River at Des Plaines (Algonquin Road)

7.7 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 8.3 ft
Flow: 127 cfs

Reading from Sat 2 PM · NWS gauge page

North Branch Chicago River at Chicago (Grand Ave)

9.1 mi

Below flood stage

Level: -2.1 ft

Reading from Sat 1 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 90% 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, 4:00 PM–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 9°5° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 5°3° 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
+9°+5°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Lincolnwood 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 6:56–7:52 AM
Blue hour: 6:13–6:24 PM; Morning 6:45–6:56 AM; first light 6:45 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 10 PM–2 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:26 AM · rises 4:53 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Lincolnwood, IL weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

North Branch Chicago River at Chicago (Pulaski Rd)

North Branch Chicago River at Niles

Des Plaines River at Des Plaines (Algonquin Road)

North Branch Chicago River at Chicago (Grand Ave)

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