Observed 8:50 AM CDT at KGYY

New Chicago, IN weather

Sunny and 55°13°, 11°6° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 55°13°

Sunny

Wind: 7 mph11 km/h; From the south-southeast. 58–7 mph11 km/h through 9 PM
Dew point: 46°8°; Comfortable
UV index: 2Low; Moderate 11 AM–4 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 60Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.42 inHg1030 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

4°2° warmer than this time yesterday (52°11° then, 55°13° now)

Good hours for

Above 60°16° today by 11 AM
High 70°21° today at 2 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM
Low 48°9° tomorrow at 6 AM

This morningUp to 62°17° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 70°21° by 2 PM · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 49°9° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 64°18° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 73°23° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 51°11° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 54°12° by 8 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 9a	Partly sunny	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	74%	40%	1
Sat 10a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	67%	76%	2
Sat 11a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	60%	81%	3
Sat 12p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	53%	81%	3
Sat 1p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	49%	82%	4
Sat 2p	Partly sunny	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	45%	57%	3
Sat 3p	Partly sunny	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	43%	67%	3
Sat 4p	Mostly cloudy	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	44%	56%	2
Sat 5p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	49%	71%	1
Sat 6p	Mostly cloudy	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	54%	64%	0
Sat 7p	Mostly cloudy	61°16° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	61%	63%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	65%	67%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	68%	56%	0
Sat 10p	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	70%	31%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	72%	41%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	75%	41%	0
Sun 1a	Mostly clear	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	78%	39%	0
Sun 2a	Mostly clear	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	79%	50%	0
Sun 3a	Partly cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	80%	47%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	82%	72%	0
Sun 5a	Partly cloudy	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	82%	69%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	84%	75%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	89%	72%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	85%	88%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	71%	85%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	63%	79%	2
Sun 11a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	56%	85%	3
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	50%	85%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	45%	69%	3
Sun 2p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	42%	64%	3
Sun 3p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	41%	77%	2
Sun 4p	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	42%	56%	2
Sun 5p	Partly sunny	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	47%	42%	1
Sun 6p	Partly cloudy	66°19° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	52%	41%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	59%	72%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	64%	76%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	68%	74%	0
Sun 10p	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	69%	72%	0
Sun 11p	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	69%	70%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	71%	82%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	74%	82%	0
Mon 2a	Partly cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	76%	78%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	78%	73%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	80%	72%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	84%	70%	0
Mon 6a	Mostly cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	88%	66%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	89%	72%	0
Mon 8a	Mostly cloudy	54°12° (likely 48°9° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	82%	73%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 70°21°, low 48°9°. Typical 59°15° / 42°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. High near 70, with temperatures falling to around 68 in the afternoon. South southeast wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. South southeast wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
68°20°–70°21°
Low, likely
45°7°–48°9°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 42°6°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Partly sunny. High 73°23°, low 50°10°. Typical 58°14° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 73, with temperatures falling to around 70 in the afternoon. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. South wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
46°8°–50°10°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 42°6°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 16 mph25 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 67°19°, low 49°9°. Typical 58°14° / 41°5°. 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, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 67. Northwest wind 0 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–68°20°
Low, likely
48°9°–50°10°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 41°5°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 69°21°, low 50°10°. Typical 58°14° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–70°21°
Low, likely
49°9°–54°12°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 41°5°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 53°12°. Typical 57°14° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 58°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–73°23°
Low, likely
51°11°–58°14°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 41°5°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 70°21°, low 49°9°. Typical 57°14° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  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 49.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
67°19°–75°24°
Low, likely
49°9°–59°15°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 40°4°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 68°20°, low 49°9°. Typical 56°13° / 40°4°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers between 7am and 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
64°18°–74°23°
Low, likely
49°9°–57°14°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 40°4°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 70°21°, low 56°13°. Typical 56°13° / 40°4°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  40% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  50% chance · 0.02 in0.5 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–74°23°
Low, likely
53°12°–59°15°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 40°4°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Showers. High 68°20°, low 59°15°. Typical 55°13° / 39°4°. Rain 0.53 in13 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  50% chance · 0.09 in2.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  50% chance · 0.2 in5.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 63°17°
  50% chance · 0.23 in5.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 60°15°
  40% chance · 0.14 in3.6 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
65°18°–73°23°
Low, likely
56°13°–63°17°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 39°4°
Wind
24 mph38 km/h, gusts 41 mph66 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 64°18°, low 55°13°. Typical 55°13° / 39°4°. Rain 0.58 in15 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 64°18°
  40% chance · 0.37 in9.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  40% chance · 0.31 in8 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
59°15°–70°21°
Low, likely
52°11°–60°16°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 39°4°
Wind
22 mph36 km/h, gusts 41 mph65 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 70°, low 48°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 73°, low 50°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 67°, low 49°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 64–73°; 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

Deep River (IN) at Liverpool

1.3 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.5 ft

Reading from Sat 7:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Little Calumet River near Lake Station

1.7 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.0 ft

Reading from Sat 7:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Deep River (IN) at Hobart

1.7 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.5 ft
Flow: 27 cfs

Reading from Sat 7:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Little Calumet River at Gary (Grant St)

4.4 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.9 ft

Reading from Sat 8:15 AM · 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 14Typical 110

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 48°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 11:00 AM–7:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

INDIANA DUNES NATIONAL PARK · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1989–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 11°6° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 2°1° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

—SunOct 18
−2°−1°MonOct 19
+6°+3°TueOct 20
—WedOct 21
—ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

New Chicago weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 43 min; Losing 2 min 39 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 33 min less
Golden hour: 5:15–6:11 PM; Morning 6:54–7:50 AM
Blue hour: 6:11–6:22 PM; Morning 6:43–6:54 AM; first light 6:43 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 55% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:24 AM · rises 4:52 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking north from New Chicago. The highest point on the skyline is about 2,000 ft, 20 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

New Chicago, IN weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Deep River (IN) at Liverpool

Little Calumet River near Lake Station

Deep River (IN) at Hobart

Little Calumet River at Gary (Grant St)

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