Chicago weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Chicago is expected to be 27°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Chicago, Illinois, USA for more weather parameters.

Friday
17th Apr
27

9

4

5
Saturday
18th Apr
19

6

11

6
Sunday
19th Apr
11

4

6

4
Monday
20th Apr
12

3

10

5
Tuesday
21st Apr
24

8

4

6

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:05 on Friday 17th 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 Friday 17th April 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Chicago, Illinois with a maximum temperature of 27°C, low levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 5 (Moderate) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 84% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 15 kph from the south.

27
°C maximum temperature
9
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
4
hours of sunshine
5
UV index (Moderate)
84
% chance of some rain
<10
mm of rainfall expected
L
low heat & humidity
15
kph wind from S

Chicago weather for Saturday 18th April 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Chicago, Illinois with a maximum temperature of 19°C, maximum UV of 6 (High) and 11 hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 23% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 12 kph from the west.

19
°C maximum temperature
6
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
11
hours of sunshine
6
UV index (High)
23
% chance of some rain
<20
mm of rainfall expected
19
°C wind chill
12
kph wind from W

Chicago weather for Sunday 19th April 2026

Expect sunshine and showers in Chicago, Illinois with a maximum temperature of 11°C, maximum UV of 4 (Moderate) and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 31% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 9 kph from the north-west.

11
°C maximum temperature
4
°C minimum temperature
sunshine and showers
6
hours of sunshine
4
UV index (Moderate)
31
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
11
°C wind chill
9
kph wind from NW

Chicago weather for Monday 20th April 2026

Expect scattered clouds in Chicago, Illinois with a maximum temperature of 12°C, maximum UV of 5 (Moderate) and 10 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 7 kph from the south-east.

12
°C maximum temperature
3
°C minimum temperature
scattered clouds
10
hours of sunshine
5
UV index (Moderate)
0
mm of rainfall expected
12
°C wind chill
7
kph wind from SE

Chicago weather for Tuesday 21st April 2026

Expect broken clouds in Chicago, Illinois with a maximum temperature of 24°C, maximum UV of 6 (High) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 12 kph from the south-west.