Chicago weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Chicago is expected to be -9°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Chicago, Illinois, USA for more weather parameters.

Tuesday
27th Jan
-9

-15

2

2
Wednesday
28th Jan
-9

-16

9

2
Thursday
29th Jan
-11

-17

8

2
Friday
30th Jan
-10

-16

1

2
Saturday
31st Jan
-6

-14

3

2

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Tuesday 27th January 2026 GMT

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The 5-day weather forecast for Illinois (Chicago) is provided by the Swiss meteorological agency, meteoblue. Find out more about our data sources.

Chicago weather forecast by day

Below are the detailed weather forecasts for Chicago for the next 5 days.

Chicago weather for Tuesday 27th January 2026

Expect broken clouds in Chicago, Illinois with a maximum temperature of -9°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 cm of snow expected and a gentle breeze of 17 kph from the north-west.

-9
°C maximum temperature
-15
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
2
hours of sunshine
2
UV index (Low)
0
cm of snow expected
-16
°C wind chill
17
kph wind from NW

Chicago weather for Wednesday 28th January 2026

Expect scattered clouds in Chicago, Illinois with a maximum temperature of -9°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 9 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 cm of snow expected and a light breeze of 11 kph from the west.

-9
°C maximum temperature
-16
°C minimum temperature
scattered clouds
9
hours of sunshine
2
UV index (Low)
0
cm of snow expected
-15
°C wind chill
11
kph wind from W

Chicago weather for Thursday 29th January 2026

Expect scattered clouds in Chicago, Illinois with a maximum temperature of -11°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 8 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 cm of snow expected and little or no wind of 6 kph from the north-west.

-11
°C maximum temperature
-17
°C minimum temperature
scattered clouds
8
hours of sunshine
2
UV index (Low)
0
cm of snow expected
-15
°C wind chill
6
kph wind from NW

Chicago weather for Friday 30th January 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light snow in Chicago, Illinois with a maximum temperature of -10°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 cm of snow expected with 25% chance of some snow and a light breeze of 11 kph from the north-west.

-10
°C maximum temperature
-16
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light snow
1
hour of sunshine
2
UV index (Low)
25
% chance of some snow
<2
cm of snow expected
-15
°C wind chill
11
kph wind from NW

Chicago weather for Saturday 31st January 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light snow in Chicago, Illinois with a maximum temperature of -6°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 cm of snow expected with 5% chance of some snow and a light breeze of 11 kph from the north-west.