| Point Forecast: 5NM ENE Chicago IL 41.88N 87.59W |
Last Update: 3:50 pm CST Jan 17, 2026 |
![]() |
|
[show menu]![]() |
| Date | 01/17 | 01/18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hour (CST) | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| Surface Wind (mph) | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
| Wind Dir | WSW | WSW | WSW | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW |
| Gust | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | ||||||
| Rain | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Thunder | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Wave Height (ft) | 1 | 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) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Wave Direction (°) | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 260 | 260 | 260 | 270 | 270 | 260 | 260 | 260 | 250 | 250 | 240 | 230 | 230 | 230 | 230 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 200 | 210 |
| Date | 01/19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hour (CST) | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| Surface Wind (mph) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
| Wind Dir | SW | SW | SW | SW | WSW | W | W | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Gust | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 24 | ||
| Rain | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Thunder | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Wave Height (ft) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Wave Period (sec) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Wave Direction (°) | 210 | 220 | 220 | 220 | 230 | 250 | 280 | 290 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 290 | 290 | 290 | 290 | 290 | 290 |


