Chicago weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Chicago is expected to be 5°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Chicago, Illinois, USA for more weather parameters.

Wednesday
1st Apr
5

3

1

4
Thursday
2nd Apr
17

5

1

3
Friday
3rd Apr
13

6

10

6
Saturday
4th Apr
18

7

3

3
Sunday
5th Apr
8

3

7

6

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Wednesday 1st April 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 Wednesday 1st April 2026

Expect broken clouds in Chicago, Illinois with a maximum temperature of 5°C, maximum UV of 4 (Moderate) and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 14 kph from the north-east.

5
°C maximum temperature
3
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
1
hour of sunshine
4
UV index (Moderate)
0
mm of rainfall expected
2
°C wind chill
14
kph wind from NE

Chicago weather for Thursday 2nd April 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Chicago, Illinois with a maximum temperature of 17°C, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 94% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 18 kph from the south.

17
°C maximum temperature
5
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
1
hour of sunshine
3
UV index (Moderate)
94
% chance of some rain
<20
mm of rainfall expected
17
°C wind chill
18
kph wind from S

Chicago weather for Friday 3rd April 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Chicago, Illinois with a maximum temperature of 13°C, maximum UV of 6 (High) and 10 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 63% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 16 kph from the south-west.

13
°C maximum temperature
6
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
10
hours of sunshine
6
UV index (High)
63
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
13
°C wind chill
16
kph wind from SW

Chicago weather for Saturday 4th April 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Chicago, Illinois with a maximum temperature of 18°C, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 85% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 13 kph from the west.

18
°C maximum temperature
7
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
3
hours of sunshine
3
UV index (Moderate)
85
% chance of some rain
<20
mm of rainfall expected
18
°C wind chill
13
kph wind from W

Chicago weather for Sunday 5th April 2026

Expect broken clouds in Chicago, Illinois with a maximum temperature of 8°C, maximum UV of 6 (High) and 7 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 14 kph from the north-west.