Chicago weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Chicago is expected to be 45°F. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Chicago, Illinois, USA for more weather parameters.

Wednesday
7th Jan
45

37

5

1
Thursday
8th Jan
59

41

0

1
Friday
9th Jan
57

39

0

1
Saturday
10th Jan
41

28

0

1
Sunday
11th Jan
32

27

1

1

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Wednesday 7th 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 Wednesday 7th January 2026

Expect broken clouds in Chicago, Illinois with a maximum temperature of 45°F, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 6 mph from the south-west.

45
°F maximum temperature
37
°F minimum temperature
broken clouds
5
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
0
mm of rainfall expected
41
°F wind chill
6
mph wind from SW

Chicago weather for Thursday 8th January 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Chicago, Illinois with a maximum temperature of 59°F, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 94% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 10 mph from the south.

59
°F maximum temperature
41
°F minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with rain
0
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
94
% chance of some rain
<10
mm of rainfall expected
59
°F wind chill
10
mph wind from S

Chicago weather for Friday 9th January 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Chicago, Illinois with a maximum temperature of 57°F, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 27% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 9 mph from the north.

57
°F maximum temperature
39
°F minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
0
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
27
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
9
mph wind from N

Chicago weather for Saturday 10th January 2026

Expect cloudy with sleet or snow in Chicago, Illinois with a maximum temperature of 41°F, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of sleet/snow expected with 59% chance of some sleet or snow and a gentle breeze of 10 mph from the west.

41
°F maximum temperature
28
°F minimum temperature
cloudy with sleet or snow
0
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
59
% chance of some sleet or snow
<5
mm of sleet/snow expected
34
°F wind chill
10
mph wind from W

Chicago weather for Sunday 11th January 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light snow in Chicago, Illinois with a maximum temperature of 32°F, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 cm of snow expected with 27% chance of some snow and a gentle breeze of 10 mph from the west.