Observed 7:51 AM CDT at KORD

Park Ridge, IL weather

Mostly cloudy and 52°11°, 11°6° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 52°11°

Mostly cloudy

Wind: 8 mph13 km/h; From the south-southeast. 58–10 mph16 km/h through 8 PM
Dew point: 44°7°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 12–2 PM · peak 3
Air quality: 66Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.39 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

About the same as this time yesterday (52°11° then, 52°11° now)

Good hours for

Above 60°16° today by 11 AM
High 70°21° today at 3 PM

This morningUp to 63°17° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 70°21° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 53°12° by 4 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 64°18° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 72°22° by 2 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 53°12° 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 8a	Sunny	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	81%	40%	0
Sat 9a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	72%	80%	0
Sat 10a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	64%	81%	1
Sat 11a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	58%	82%	2
Sat 12p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	53%	82%	3
Sat 1p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	49%	81%	3
Sat 2p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	47%	75%	2
Sat 3p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	45%	69%	2
Sat 4p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	45%	65%	1
Sat 5p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	48%	67%	0
Sat 6p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	53%	70%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	63°17°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	58%	74%	0
Sat 8p	Mostly cloudy	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	63%	63%	0
Sat 9p	Mostly cloudy	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	67%	52%	0
Sat 10p	Mostly cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	58°14°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	69%	31%	0
Sat 11p	Mostly clear	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	70%	15%	0
Sun 12a	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	70%	35%	0
Sun 1a	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	70%	53%	0
Sun 2a	Partly cloudy	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	71%	59%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	73%	68%	0
Sun 4a	Partly cloudy	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	53°12°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	74%	68%	0
Sun 5a	Partly cloudy	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	53°12°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	75%	80%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	52°11°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	77%	84%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	79%	97%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	77%	99%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	68%	97%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 55°13° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	61%	94%	2
Sun 11a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 58°14° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	55%	82%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 63°17° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	50%	87%	3
Sun 1p	Mostly sunny	70°21° (likely 66°19° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	46%	64%	3
Sun 2p	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	44%	56%	3
Sun 3p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	43%	78%	2
Sun 4p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	43%	78%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	47%	78%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	51%	79%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	58%	77%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	64%	77%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	69%	79%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	72%	79%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	73%	79%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	74%	80%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	76%	79%	0
Mon 2a	Mostly cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 61°16°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	77%	72%	0
Mon 3a	Mostly cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 60°16°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	79%	66%	0
Mon 4a	Mostly cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	82%	54%	0
Mon 5a	Mostly cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 59°15°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	86%	65%	0
Mon 6a	Mostly cloudy	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	89%	77%	0
Mon 7a	Mostly cloudy	54°12° (likely 49°9° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	89%	76%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 70°21°, low 52°11°. Typical 59°15° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Partly sunny. High near 70, with temperatures falling to around 68 in the afternoon. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. South wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–70°21°
Low, likely
48°9°–52°11°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 43°6°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 53°12°. Typical 59°15° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 72, with temperatures falling to around 70 in the afternoon. South wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Southwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
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 mph27 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 64°18°, low 51°11°. Typical 58°14° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 64. 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
60°16°–64°18°
Low, likely
50°10°–55°13°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 42°6°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 65°18°, low 53°12°. Typical 58°14° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  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: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–69°21°
Low, likely
51°11°–54°12°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 42°6°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 72°22°, low 54°12°. Typical 57°14° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  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: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
53°12°–58°14°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 41°5°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 69°21°, low 50°10°. Typical 57°14° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–72°22°
Low, likely
50°10°–61°16°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 41°5°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 67°19°, low 51°11°. Typical 56°13° / 40°4°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  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 after 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
63°17°–75°24°
Low, likely
47°8°–60°16°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 40°4°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 20 mph33 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 69°21°, low 57°14°. Typical 56°13° / 40°4°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  40% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  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
67°19°–74°23°
Low, likely
54°12°–60°16°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 40°4°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Showers. High 66°19°, low 58°14°. Typical 55°13° / 40°4°. Rain 0.56 in14 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 62°16°
  50% chance · 0.1 in2.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  50% chance · 0.26 in6.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.2 in5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  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
64°18°–69°21°
Low, likely
56°13°–61°16°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 40°4°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 41 mph65 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Rain. High 61°16°, low 54°12°. Typical 55°13° / 39°4°. Rain 0.37 in9.4 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  30% chance · 0.28 in7.2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  30% chance · 0.35 in8.8 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
58°14°–65°18°
Low, likely
50°10°–60°16°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 39°4°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 40 mph64 km/h
UV peak
1

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 70°, low 52°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 72°, low 53°.
Monday
Dry, high 64°, low 51°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 61–72°; chance of precipitation on Sunday, Monday.

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What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Des Plaines River at Des Plaines (Algonquin Road)

2.3 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 8.3 ft
Flow: 134 cfs

Reading from Sat 7 AM · NWS gauge page

North Branch Chicago River at Niles

2.4 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 0.9 ft
Flow: 36 cfs

Reading from Sat 7:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Weller Creek at Des Plaines

4.6 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 0.7 ft
Flow: 1 cfs

Reading from Sat 7 AM · NWS gauge page

Des Plaines River near Des Plaines

5.7 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 8.8 ft
Flow: 62 cfs

Reading from Sat 7:45 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 90% less heating than a typical week.

This week 11Typical 108

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 44°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 11:00 AM–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 11°6° 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

Park Ridge 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: 5:17–6:13 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? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 58% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:27 AM · rises 4:54 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking east from Park Ridge. Water in view.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Park Ridge, IL weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Des Plaines River at Des Plaines (Algonquin Road)

North Branch Chicago River at Niles

Weller Creek at Des Plaines

Des Plaines River near Des Plaines

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