Excessive Rainfall Potential for the Southeast; Heat Expands for Center of the Nation; Critical Fire Weather for Pacific Northwest

Flash flooding threatens areas from the Tennessee Valley to the Carolinas as storms repeat along a stalled front. Monsoonal storms may trigger flooding in the Southwest. Dangerous heat expands across the Desert Southwest, Plains, mid-Mississippi Valley and Southern Tier. Critical fire weather for interior Pacific Northwest. Cooler, drier air brings brief relief to the Great Lakes and Northeast. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

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Chicago, IL Local Forecast Office

4NM ENE Chicago IL

Marine Point Forecast

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    • Sunday

      Sunday:Variable winds 5 kt or less. Partly sunny. Waves 1 ft or less.

      High: 88 °F

      Light Wind
      < 1ft

    • Sunday Night

      Sunday Night:Variable winds 5 kt or less. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am.   Waves 1 ft or less.

      Low: 76 °F

      Light Wind
      < 1ft

    • Monday

      Monday:SW wind around 10 kt becoming NW in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 kt. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4pm.   Waves 1 ft or less.

      High: 90 °F

      SSW 10kt
      < 1ft

    • Monday Night

      Monday Night:WSW wind 10 to 15 kt becoming NNW after midnight. A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am.   Waves around 1 ft.

      Low: 73 °F

      NNW 15kt
      1ft

    • Tuesday

      Tuesday:N wind 15 to 20 kt. Mostly sunny. Waves 3 ft building to 6 ft.

      High: 74 °F

      N 20kt
      Waves Building6ft

    • Tuesday Night

      Tuesday Night:N wind 10 to 20 kt. Mostly clear. Waves 7 ft subsiding to 4 ft.

      Low: 69 °F

      N 20kt
      7ftWaves Subsiding

    • Wednesday

      Wednesday:NNE wind around 10 kt, with gusts as high as 15 kt. Sunny. Waves 2 to 3 ft.

      High: 74 °F

      NNE 10kt
      2-3ft

    • Wednesday Night

      Wednesday Night:NNE wind 5 to 10 kt. Mostly clear. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

      Low: 69 °F

      NNE 10kt
      1-2ft

    • Thursday

      Thursday:Variable winds 5 kt or less. Winds could gust as high as 10 kt. Sunny. Waves around 1 ft.

      High: 81 °F

      Light Wind
      1ft


High and low forecast temperature values represent air temperature.

Water temperature forecast is experimental.

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 3:21 am CDT Jul 26, 2026
Forecast Valid: 4am CDT Jul 26, 2026-6pm CDT Aug 1, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Sunday
Variable winds 5 kt or less. Partly sunny. Waves 1 ft or less.
Sunday Night
Variable winds 5 kt or less. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am. Waves 1 ft or less.
Monday
SW wind around 10 kt becoming NW in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 kt. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4pm. Waves 1 ft or less.
Monday Night
WSW wind 10 to 15 kt becoming NNW after midnight. A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Waves around 1 ft.
Tuesday
N wind 15 to 20 kt. Mostly sunny. Waves 3 ft building to 6 ft.
Tuesday Night
N wind 10 to 20 kt. Mostly clear. Waves 7 ft subsiding to 4 ft.
Wednesday
NNE wind around 10 kt, with gusts as high as 15 kt. Sunny. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
Wednesday Night
NNE wind 5 to 10 kt. Mostly clear. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
Thursday
Variable winds 5 kt or less. Winds could gust as high as 10 kt. Sunny. Waves around 1 ft.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.


*Notices:

  1. This forecast is for a single location. For safety concerns, mariners should be aware of the weather over a larger area. Forecast information for a larger area can be found within the zone forecast and the NDFD graphics.
  2. The forecast conditions at a particular point may not exceed the criteria of a Small Craft Advisory, Gale, Storm etc. These watches/warnings/advisories are issued for the entire zone in which the point resides and mariners should act accordingly.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

Point Forecast: 41.85°N 87.59°W
Last Update: 3:21 am CDT Jul 26, 2026
Forecast Valid: 4am CDT Jul 26, 2026-6pm CDT Aug 1, 2026
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