North Branch Chicago River at Niles
3.4 mi- Level
- 0.9 ft
- Flow
- 36 cfs
Reading from Sat 9:30 AM · NWS gauge page
Appearance
Observed 10:00 AM CDT at KORD
Sunny and 57°14°, 9°5° warmer than a typical Oct 24.
Today: low 51°11° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°), high 68°20° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°).
Now 57°14°
Sunny
No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.
From forecast models
| Hour | Conditions | Temperature | Feels like | Precipitation | Wind | Humidity | Cloud cover | UV index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 10a | Cloudy | 59°15° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°) | 59°15° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h | 67% | 79% | 1 |
| Sat 11a | Cloudy | 62°17° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°) | 62°17° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph22 km/h | 62% | 82% | 2 |
| Sat 12p | Cloudy | 64°18° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°) | 65°18° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h | 57% | 74% | 3 |
| Sat 1p | Cloudy | 66°19° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°) | 66°19° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 53% | 80% | 3 |
| Sat 2p | Partly sunny | 68°20° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°) | 68°20° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 51% | 69% | 2 |
| Sat 3p | Sunny | 68°20° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°) | 68°20° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 49% | 31% | 2 |
| Sat 4p | Cloudy | 68°20° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°) | 68°20° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 50% | 66% | 1 |
| Sat 5p | Cloudy | 66°19° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°) | 66°19° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 54% | 69% | 0 |
| Sat 6p | Cloudy | 64°18° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°) | 64°18° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 60% | 72% | 0 |
| Sat 7p | Cloudy | 61°16° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°) | 61°16° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 65% | 74% | 0 |
| Sat 8p | Mostly cloudy | 60°16° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°) | 60°16° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 69% | 35% | 0 |
| Sat 9p | Clear | 59°15° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°) | 59°15° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 72% | 19% | 0 |
| Sat 10p | Clear | 58°14° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°) | 58°14° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 72% | 6% | 0 |
| Sat 11p | Clear | 57°14° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°) | 57°14° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 73% | 7% | 0 |
| Sun 12a | Clear | 56°13° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°) | 56°13° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 74% | 17% | 0 |
| Sun 1a | Partly cloudy | 55°13° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°) | 55°13° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 74% | 53% | 0 |
| Sun 2a | Partly cloudy | 54°12° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°) | 54°12° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h | 73% | 54% | 0 |
| Sun 3a | Cloudy | 53°12° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°) | 53°12° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 75% | 66% | 0 |
| Sun 4a | Partly cloudy | 52°11° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°) | 53°12° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 76% | 64% | 0 |
| Sun 5a | Partly cloudy | 52°11° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°) | 52°11° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 78% | 78% | 0 |
| Sun 6a | Cloudy | 51°11° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°) | 51°11° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 78% | 88% | 0 |
| Sun 7a | Cloudy | 51°11° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°) | 51°11° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 81% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 8a | Cloudy | 52°11° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°) | 53°12° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph15 km/h | 79% | 97% | 0 |
| Sun 9a | Cloudy | 57°14° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°) | 57°14° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h | 69% | 98% | 1 |
| Sun 10a | Cloudy | 61°16° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°) | 61°16° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 63% | 95% | 2 |
| Sun 11a | Cloudy | 64°18° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°) | 64°18° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h | 57% | 89% | 2 |
| Sun 12p | Cloudy | 68°20° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°) | 68°20° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 52% | 76% | 3 |
| Sun 1p | Cloudy | 70°21° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°) | 70°21° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h | 48% | 76% | 3 |
| Sun 2p | Cloudy | 71°22° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°) | 71°22° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 46% | 63% | 3 |
| Sun 3p | Cloudy | 72°22° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°) | 72°22° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 45% | 77% | 2 |
| Sun 4p | Cloudy | 72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°) | 72°22° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 45% | 78% | 2 |
| Sun 5p | Cloudy | 70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°) | 70°21° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 50% | 77% | 1 |
| Sun 6p | Cloudy | 67°19° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°) | 67°19° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h | 56% | 77% | 0 |
| Sun 7p | Cloudy | 64°18° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°) | 64°18° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 62% | 76% | 0 |
| Sun 8p | Cloudy | 62°17° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°) | 62°17° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h | 68% | 77% | 0 |
| Sun 9p | Cloudy | 60°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°) | 60°16° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h | 72% | 79% | 0 |
| Sun 10p | Cloudy | 59°15° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°) | 59°15° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h | 75% | 80% | 0 |
| Sun 11p | Cloudy | 58°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°) | 58°14° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 77% | 78% | 0 |
| Mon 12a | Cloudy | 56°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°) | 56°13° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 78% | 77% | 0 |
| Mon 1a | Cloudy | 56°13° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°) | 56°13° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h | 79% | 74% | 0 |
| Mon 2a | Cloudy | 55°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°) | 55°13° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 80% | 72% | 0 |
| Mon 3a | Cloudy | 54°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°) | 54°12° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 82% | 70% | 0 |
| Mon 4a | Mostly cloudy | 53°12° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°) | 53°12° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 84% | 63% | 0 |
| Mon 5a | Cloudy | 53°12° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°) | 53°12° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 88% | 71% | 0 |
| Mon 6a | Cloudy | 52°11° (likely 51°11° to 59°15°) | 52°11° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 91% | 81% | 0 |
| Mon 7a | Cloudy | 53°12° (likely 51°11° to 59°15°) | 53°12° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph17 km/h | 92% | 82% | 0 |
| Mon 8a | Cloudy | 55°13° (likely 52°11° to 61°16°) | 55°13° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph17 km/h | 88% | 87% | 0 |
| Mon 9a | Cloudy | 58°14° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°) | 58°14° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h | 81% | 97% | 1 |
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Partly sunny. High near 68, with temperatures falling to around 66 in the afternoon. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. South wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
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 52. Southwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 63. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
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 52.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
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.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
30% chance
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
30% chance
Evening
6 PM–midnight
40% chance
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
40% 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
50% chance · 0.1 in2.6 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
50% chance · 0.25 in6.4 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
40% chance · 0.21 in5.4 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
40% chance · 0.03 in0.9 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.
Morning
6 AM–noon
40% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
40% chance · 0.29 in7.3 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
40% 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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Dry, high 68°, low 51°.
Dry, high 72°, low 52°, warming up.
Dry, high 63°, low 49°, cooling off.
Highs 60–70°; chance of precipitation on Sunday, Monday.
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No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.
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What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.
About 89% less heating than a typical week.
Heating degree days, base 65°F
Dry air outside (dew point 46°F).
Today, 11:00 AM–8:00 PM
Good stretch to open the windows.
Today’s expected high is 9°5° warmer than typical.
On average 5°3° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).
Skokie weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates
Sunrise 7:14 AM, sunset 5:55 PM.
Mostly clear 9 PM–1 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.
Waxing gibbous
97% lit · growing