Chicago weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Chicago is expected to be 12°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Chicago, Illinois, USA for more weather parameters.

Thursday
30th Apr
12

5

5

4
Friday
1st May
7

4

6

5
Saturday
2nd May
12

4

7

5
Sunday
3rd May
18

6

6

5
Monday
4th May
20

9

11

5

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Thursday 30th 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 Thursday 30th April 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Chicago, Illinois with a maximum temperature of 12°C, maximum UV of 4 (Moderate) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 38% chance of some rain and little or no wind of 4 kph from the east.

12
°C maximum temperature
5
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
5
hours of sunshine
4
UV index (Moderate)
38
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
12
°C wind chill
4
kph wind from E

Chicago weather for Friday 1st May 2026

Expect sunshine and showers in Chicago, Illinois with a maximum temperature of 7°C, maximum UV of 5 (Moderate) and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 11% chance of some rain and little or no wind of 6 kph from the north.

7
°C maximum temperature
4
°C minimum temperature
sunshine and showers
6
hours of sunshine
5
UV index (Moderate)
11
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
7
°C wind chill
6
kph wind from N

Chicago weather for Saturday 2nd May 2026

Expect broken clouds in Chicago, Illinois with a maximum temperature of 12°C, maximum UV of 5 (Moderate) and 7 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and little or no wind of 5 kph from the north.

12
°C maximum temperature
4
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
7
hours of sunshine
5
UV index (Moderate)
0
mm of rainfall expected
12
°C wind chill
5
kph wind from N

Chicago weather for Sunday 3rd May 2026

Expect scattered clouds in Chicago, Illinois with a maximum temperature of 18°C, maximum UV of 5 (Moderate) and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 11 kph from the south-west.

18
°C maximum temperature
6
°C minimum temperature
scattered clouds
6
hours of sunshine
5
UV index (Moderate)
0
mm of rainfall expected
18
°C wind chill
11
kph wind from SW

Chicago weather for Monday 4th May 2026

Expect sunshine and showers in Chicago, Illinois with a maximum temperature of 20°C, maximum UV of 5 (Moderate) and 11 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 33% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 11 kph from the west.