| Point Forecast: 5NM ENE Chicago IL 41.88N 87.59W |
Last Update: 7:46 pm CDT Mar 12, 2026 |
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| Date | 03/12 | 03/13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hour (CDT) | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| Temperature (°F) | 44 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 40 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 43 | 46 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 42 | 42 |
| Surface Wind (mph) | 12 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 17 |
| Wind Dir | S | S | S | S | S | S | SSW | SSW | SW | SW | SW | WSW | WSW | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | WNW | WNW | WNW |
| Gust | 21 | 26 | 29 | 32 | 37 | 38 | 42 | 45 | 47 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 47 | 44 | 41 | 38 | 34 | 31 | |
| Precipitation Potential (%) | 19 | 13 | 17 | 25 | 45 | 63 | 56 | 49 | 32 | 14 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rain | SChc | -- | SChc | Chc | Chc | Lkly | Lkly | Chc | Chc | -- | SChc | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Thunder | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Wave Height (ft) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Wave Period (sec) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Wave Direction (°) | 170 | 170 | 170 | 170 | 160 | 170 | 170 | 180 | 200 | 210 | 220 | 230 | 230 | 250 | 260 | 260 | 270 | 270 | 270 | 280 | 290 | 290 | 300 | 300 |
| Date | 03/14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hour (CDT) | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| Temperature (°F) | 42 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 37 |
| Surface Wind (mph) | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
| Wind Dir | WNW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | N | N | NNE | ENE | E | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | E | E | E | E | E |
| Gust | 27 | 22 | 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Precipitation Potential (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 45 |
| Rain | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Chc |
| Thunder | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Wave Height (ft) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Wave Period (sec) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| Wave Direction (°) | 310 | 330 | 340 | 150 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 150 | 20 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 50 | 80 |


