Heavy Snow in the Northwest; Wintry Mix from the Great Lakes to Northeast

Two cold fronts will pass through the Northwest U.S. this week with the main impact being heavy mountain snow across the Cascades, and northern Rockies. A quick moving storm system will bring mixed precipitation including some freezing rain to the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes today then the Northeast U.S. tonight into Wednesday. Read More >

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Chicago, IL Local Forecast Office

6NM SSE Evanston IL

Marine Point Forecast

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Tonight
Low: 34 °F
Light Wind
< 1ft
Wednesday
High: 43 °F
SSW 10kt
< 1ft
Wednesday Night
Low: 38 °F
S 10kt
< 1ft
Thursday
High: 46 °F
S 15kt
1ft
Thursday Night
Low: 40 °F
SSE 15kt
< 1ft
Friday
High: 43 °F
W 10kt
1-3ft
Friday Night
Low: 36 °F
NE 10kt
3ft
Saturday
High: 40 °F
W 15kt
1-2ft
Saturday Night
Low: 26 °F
W 15kt
1-2ft

High and low forecast temperature values represent air temperature.

Water temperature forecast is experimental.

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 4:36 pm CST Jan 6, 2026
Forecast Valid: 6pm CST Jan 6, 2026-6pm CST Jan 13, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Winds could gust as high as 15 kt. Patchy fog before 8pm, then Patchy fog after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday

W wind 5 to 10 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Patchy fog before 10am. Waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday Night

S wind around 10 kt. Increasing clouds. Waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday

S wind 10 to 15 kt. Rain, mainly after noon. Waves around 1 ft.

Thursday Night

SSE wind 10 to 15 kt becoming W after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 kt. Rain, mainly before midnight. Waves 1 ft or less.

Friday

W wind around 10 kt becoming NNE in the afternoon. A slight chance of rain. Waves 1 to 3 ft.

Friday Night

NE wind around 10 kt, with gusts as high as 15 kt. A chance of rain, mainly after midnight. Waves around 3 ft.

Saturday

ENE wind 10 to 15 kt becoming WSW in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 kt. Rain likely before noon, then a chance of rain and snow. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

Saturday Night

W wind around 15 kt, with gusts as high as 25 kt. A chance of snow. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

*Notices:

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.
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.