Chicago

Weather in Chicago, live

The weather over Chicago as it is measured right now, from radar and the airport reports at Chicago/Midway Intl and Chicago/O'Hare Intl, beside the forecast model’s temperature and wind. Each layer says which it is.

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Right now · as of

  • KMDW Chicago/Midway Intl, 11 km: 8 °C (47 °F), wind calm, visibility 10+ miles · VFR · 21 minutes ago
  • KORD Chicago/O'Hare Intl, 26 km: 8 °C (46 °F), wind calm, visibility 2.5 miles, BR · IFR · 10 minutes ago
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What the map shows over Chicago

  • Rain radarMeasuredChicago is inside RainViewer’s radar coverage. Frames every 10 minutes for the last 2 hours.Open on the mapAbout this layer
  • LightningMeasuredChicago is inside the area NOAA’s lightning layer covers, the Americas and the Pacific. Strike density every 15 minutes.Open on the mapAbout this layer
  • Temperature mapForecast modelNOAA’s GFS model on a 0.25° grid, points about 25 km apart: the forecast for now, not a thermometer reading.Open on the mapAbout this layer
  • Wind mapForecast modelWind 10 metres up from the same model, so it smooths over streets and hills.Open on the mapAbout this layer
  • Severe weather alertsOfficial warningsActive alerts from the US National Weather Service, each pinned as one point.Open on the mapAbout this layer
  • Airport weather (METAR)MeasuredThe latest reports from Chicago/Midway Intl (KMDW), 11 km away and Chicago/O'Hare Intl (KORD), 26 km away, usually every hour.Open on the mapAbout this layer

Good to know

  • Radar, lightning and airport reports are measurements. Temperature and wind are a forecast model’s values for the nearest hour, which can differ from what a thermometer in Chicago reads.
  • Radar detail stops at about zoom 7 and lightning at zoom 8, so the weather of a single street isn’t resolved.
  • For a picture of conditions, not for safety decisions: follow the warnings of your local weather service.

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