North Branch Chicago River at Niles
2.3 mi- Level
- 0.9 ft
- Flow
- 36 cfs
Reading from Sat 12:30 AM · NWS gauge page
Observed 2:10 AM CDT at KORD
Morton Grove, IL weather
Clear and 55°13°, 10°6° warmer than a typical Oct 24.
Today: low 50°10° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°), high 69°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°).
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 4
- Air quality
- 64Moderate
- Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
- Pressure
- 30.34 inHg1027 hPa
- Steady over the last 3 h
Next 2 hours
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
TonightNear 52°11° · Clear
This morningUp to 62°17° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
This afternoonNear 67°19° · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 52°11° by 4 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 64°18° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonNear 69°21° · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 55°13° by 1 AM · Mostly cloudy
| Hour | Conditions | Temperature | Feels like | Precipitation | Wind | Humidity | Cloud cover | UV index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 2a | Clear | 53°12° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°) | 53°12° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 76% | 8% | 0 |
| Sat 3a | Mostly clear | 52°11° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°) | 52°11° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 76% | 10% | 0 |
| Sat 4a | Mostly clear | 51°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°) | 51°11° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 78% | 24% | 0 |
| Sat 5a | Mostly clear | 51°11° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°) | 49°9° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 80% | 15% | 0 |
| Sat 6a | Clear | 50°10° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°) | 49°9° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 81% | 23% | 0 |
| Sat 7a | Partly sunny | 50°10° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°) | 49°9° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h | 83% | 40% | 0 |
| Sat 8a | Cloudy | 51°11° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°) | 51°11° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 83% | 74% | 0 |
| Sat 9a | Cloudy | 54°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°) | 54°12° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 76% | 80% | 1 |
| Sat 10a | Cloudy | 59°15° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°) | 59°15° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 67% | 73% | 2 |
| Sat 11a | Cloudy | 62°17° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°) | 62°17° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 61% | 81% | 3 |
| Sat 12p | Cloudy | 66°19° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°) | 66°19° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h | 54% | 81% | 3 |
| Sat 1p | Cloudy | 67°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°) | 67°19° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 51% | 81% | 4 |
| Sat 2p | Cloudy | 68°20° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°) | 69°21° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 48% | 79% | 3 |
| Sat 3p | Cloudy | 69°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°) | 69°21° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 47% | 80% | 3 |
| Sat 4p | Cloudy | 68°20° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°) | 69°21° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 48% | 80% | 2 |
| Sat 5p | Cloudy | 67°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°) | 67°19° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 51% | 77% | 1 |
| Sat 6p | Cloudy | 65°18° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°) | 65°18° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 55% | 79% | 0 |
| Sat 7p | Cloudy | 62°17° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°) | 62°17° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 63% | 79% | 0 |
| Sat 8p | Cloudy | 60°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°) | 60°16° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h | 68% | 74% | 0 |
| Sat 9p | Cloudy | 59°15° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°) | 59°15° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 71% | 66% | 0 |
| Sat 10p | Partly cloudy | 58°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°) | 58°14° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 73% | 42% | 0 |
| Sat 11p | Partly cloudy | 57°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°) | 57°14° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 73% | 29% | 0 |
| Sun 12a | Clear | 56°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°) | 56°13° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 74% | 20% | 0 |
| Sun 1a | Partly cloudy | 55°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°) | 55°13° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h | 74% | 39% | 0 |
| Sun 2a | Partly cloudy | 54°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°) | 54°12° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 73% | 24% | 0 |
| Sun 3a | Partly cloudy | 53°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°) | 53°12° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 74% | 38% | 0 |
| Sun 4a | Cloudy | 52°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°) | 53°12° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 76% | 84% | 0 |
| Sun 5a | Partly cloudy | 52°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°) | 52°11° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 78% | 84% | 0 |
| Sun 6a | Partly cloudy | 52°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°) | 52°11° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h | 77% | 75% | 0 |
| Sun 7a | Partly sunny | 52°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°) | 52°11° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph17 km/h | 79% | 79% | 0 |
| Sun 8a | Partly sunny | 52°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°) | 52°11° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph15 km/h | 79% | 81% | 0 |
| Sun 9a | Cloudy | 56°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°) | 56°13° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph17 km/h | 72% | 89% | 1 |
| Sun 10a | Partly sunny | 60°16° (likely 56°13° to 63°17°) | 60°16° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h | 63% | 64% | 2 |
| Sun 11a | Cloudy | 64°18° (likely 60°16° to 67°19°) | 64°18° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h | 57% | 81% | 3 |
| Sun 12p | Cloudy | 68°20° (likely 65°18° to 71°22°) | 68°20° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 51% | 74% | 3 |
| Sun 1p | Mostly cloudy | 70°21° (likely 68°20° to 74°23°) | 70°21° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 47% | 52% | 3 |
| Sun 2p | Mostly cloudy | 71°22° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°) | 71°22° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 45% | 68% | 3 |
| Sun 3p | Cloudy | 71°22° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°) | 71°22° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 45% | 66% | 2 |
| Sun 4p | Cloudy | 71°22° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°) | 71°22° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 45% | 65% | 1 |
| Sun 5p | Cloudy | 70°21° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°) | 70°21° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h | 49% | 70% | 1 |
| Sun 6p | Partly cloudy | 67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°) | 67°19° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 53% | 79% | 0 |
| Sun 7p | Partly cloudy | 63°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°) | 63°17° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h | 63% | 69% | 0 |
| Sun 8p | Mostly clear | 61°16° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°) | 61°16° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h | 68% | 86% | 0 |
| Sun 9p | Cloudy | 60°16° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°) | 60°16° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 73% | 81% | 0 |
| Sun 10p | Cloudy | 58°14° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°) | 58°14° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 76% | 85% | 0 |
| Sun 11p | Cloudy | 57°14° (likely 56°13° to 63°17°) | 57°14° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph6 km/h | 77% | 93% | 0 |
| Mon 12a | Cloudy | 56°13° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°) | 56°13° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 79% | 91% | 0 |
| Mon 1a | Mostly cloudy | 55°13° (likely 55°13° to 62°17°) | 55°13° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h | 80% | 76% | 0 |
Days ahead
Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)
Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 69°21°, low 50°10°. Typical 59°15° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Cloudy, 51°11°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 69°21°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 60°16°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Partly cloudy, 52°11°Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. High near 69, with temperatures falling to around 67 in the afternoon. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. South southeast wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 67°19°–70°21°
- Low, likely
- 46°8°–50°10°
- Typical high / low
- 59°15° / 43°6°
- Wind
- 8 mph13 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
- UV peak
- 4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 52°11°. Typical 59°15° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Cloudy, 52°11°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 71°22°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 61°16°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Cloudy, 54°12°Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. South wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. 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 16 mph26 km/h
- UV peak
- 3
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 63°17°, low 50°10°. Typical 58°14° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Cloudy, 56°13°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 62°17°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 56°13°Dry
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 63.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 61°16°–64°18°
- Low, likely
- 50°10°–55°13°
- Typical high / low
- 58°14° / 42°6°
- Wind
- 10 mph16 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
- UV peak
- 3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 64°18°, low 53°12°. Typical 58°14° / 42°6°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Cloudy, 55°13°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 64°18°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 61°16°Dry
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 64.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
- High, likely
- 61°16°–68°20°
- Low, likely
- 52°11°–56°13°
- Typical high / low
- 58°14° / 42°6°
- Wind
- 8 mph14 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
- UV peak
- 3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 71°22°, low 54°12°. Typical 57°14° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Sunny, 57°14°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Sunny, 71°22°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 64°18°Dry
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 71.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 70°21°–73°23°
- Low, likely
- 54°12°–58°14°
- Typical high / low
- 57°14° / 41°5°
- Wind
- 10 mph15 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
- UV peak
- 4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 68°20°, low 49°9°. Typical 57°14° / 41°5°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Sunny, 60°16°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Sunny, 69°21°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 61°16°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Clear, 54°12°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 49.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
- High, likely
- 68°20°–74°23°
- Low, likely
- 49°9°–61°16°
- Typical high / low
- 57°14° / 41°5°
- Wind
- 12 mph20 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
- UV peak
- 3
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 66°19°, low 53°12°. Typical 56°13° / 40°4°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Partly sunny, 55°13°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 66°19°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 61°16°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Cloudy, 59°15°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 66.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
- High, likely
- 63°17°–74°23°
- Low, likely
- 45°7°–59°15°
- Typical high / low
- 56°13° / 40°4°
- Wind
- 9 mph15 km/h, gusts 18 mph28 km/h
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 69°21°, low 59°15°. Typical 56°13° / 40°4°. Rain 0.18 in4.6 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Partly sunny, 61°16°20% chance
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Drizzle, 69°20°30% chance
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Drizzle, 65°18°40% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Drizzle, 62°17°40% 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
- 65°18°–72°22°
- Low, likely
- 58°14°–61°16°
- Typical high / low
- 56°13° / 40°4°
- Wind
- 13 mph20 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
- UV peak
- 1
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 66°19°, low 59°15°. Typical 55°13° / 40°4°. Rain 0.3 in7.6 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Drizzle, 62°17°50% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Drizzle, 66°19°40% chance · 0.11 in2.8 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Drizzle, 63°17°40% chance · 0.19 in4.8 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Cloudy, 56°13°40% chance · 0.04 in1 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
- 63°17°–69°21°
- Low, likely
- 56°13°–62°17°
- Typical high / low
- 55°13° / 40°4°
- Wind
- 19 mph30 km/h, gusts 38 mph62 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.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Cloudy, 56°13°30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 55°13°20% chance · 0.1 in2.6 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 50°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
- 58°14°–64°18°
- Low, likely
- 41°5°–55°13°
- Typical high / low
- 55°13° / 39°4°
- Wind
- 18 mph29 km/h, gusts 41 mph67 km/h
- UV peak
- 3
The outlook
Today
Dry, high 69°, low 50°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 72°, low 52°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 63°, low 50°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 61–71°; 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
Radar data: NOAA MRMS, rendered by forecast.blue
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Rivers
NOAA river gauges within 25 mi
Below flood stage
Des Plaines River at Des Plaines (Algonquin Road)
4.6 mi- Level
- 8.3 ft
- Flow
- 139 cfs
Reading from Sat 1 AM · NWS gauge page
North Branch Chicago River at Chicago (Pulaski Rd)
5.6 mi- Level
- 10.8 ft
- Flow
- 27 cfs
Reading from Sat 1 AM · NWS gauge page
Des Plaines River near Des Plaines
5.9 mi- Level
- 8.8 ft
- Flow
- 66 cfs
Reading from Sat 12:45 AM · NWS gauge page
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 13Typical 108
Heating degree days, base 65°F
Comfort
Dry air outside (dew point 45°F).
Open the windows?
Today, 11:00 AM–8:00 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 10°6° warmer than typical.
- Normal high / low
- 59°15° / 43°6°
- Forecast high / low
- 69°21° / 50°10°
- Record high
- 83°28° in 1963
- Record low
- 17°−8° in 1981
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
Morton Grove weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates
Sun & moon
Sun
Sunrise 7:14 AM, sunset 5:55 PM.
- Daylight
- 10 h 41 min
- Losing 2 min 35 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 35 min less
- Golden hour
- 5:16–6:13 PM
- Morning 6:56–7:53 AM
- Blue hour
- 6:13–6:24 PM
- Morning 6:45–6:56 AM; first light 6:45 AM
Stars tonight? Good
Mostly clear 2:40–6:45 AM; moon 96% lit, sets 5:27 AM.
Moon
Waxing gibbous
96% lit · growing
- Today
- sets 5:26 AM · rises 4:53 PM
- Full moon
- Oct 25
- New moon
- Nov 9
