Chicago weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Chicago is expected to be 16°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Chicago, Illinois, USA for more weather parameters.

Thursday
8th Jan
16

5

0

1
Friday
9th Jan
16

4

3

1
Saturday
10th Jan
4

-1

0

1
Sunday
11th Jan
1

-2

3

0
Monday
12th Jan
5

-2

5

1

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:01 on Thursday 8th 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 Thursday 8th January 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Chicago, Illinois with a maximum temperature of 16°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 99% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 18 kph from the south.

16
°C maximum temperature
5
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with rain
0
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
99
% chance of some rain
<10
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
18
kph wind from S

Chicago weather for Friday 9th January 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Chicago, Illinois with a maximum temperature of 16°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 19% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 18 kph from the west.

16
°C maximum temperature
4
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
3
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
19
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
18
kph wind from W

Chicago weather for Saturday 10th January 2026

Expect cloudy with sleet or snow in Chicago, Illinois with a maximum temperature of 4°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of sleet/snow expected with 81% chance of some sleet or snow and a gentle breeze of 17 kph from the west.

4
°C maximum temperature
-1
°C minimum temperature
cloudy with sleet or snow
0
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
81
% chance of some sleet or snow
<5
mm of sleet/snow expected
1
°C wind chill
17
kph wind from W

Chicago weather for Sunday 11th January 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light snow in Chicago, Illinois with a maximum temperature of 1°C and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 cm of snow expected with 30% chance of some snow and a gentle breeze of 16 kph from the west.

1
°C maximum temperature
-2
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light snow
3
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
30
% chance of some snow
<2
cm of snow expected
-3
°C wind chill
16
kph wind from W

Chicago weather for Monday 12th January 2026

Expect scattered clouds in Chicago, Illinois with a maximum temperature of 5°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 15 kph from the south-west.