Current Weather Conditions
The current weather conditions are expected to change significantly over the next few hours. As of Wednesday night, the weather is expected to be clearing, cooler, and much less humid, with initially gusty winds diminishing. The low temperature is expected to be around 65 degrees, with cooler temperatures in outlying areas.
A few clouds will decorate area skies from time-to-time on Thursday morning, but overall, skies should turn mostly sunny by afternoon, leading to a picture-perfect late August day.
Thursday’s Weather Forecast
Thursday High Temperatures
Afternoon highs should peak in the upper 70s to low 80s for inland locations, while areas near the lake are confined to the low/mid 70s due to a northeast wind off Lake Michigan.
Thursday Beach Forecast
If you’re lucky enough to have the day off and venture out to any of the area beaches, it’s best to stay out of the water another day. Waves will begin in the 3–5-foot range and only drop to 2-4 feet in the afternoon, resulting in dangerous currents and swimming conditions.
Sunburn Forecast
Thursday Hourly Temperature Details
NOTE: The high is likely to occur sometime between these hourly readings in the afternoon.
Thursday Dewpoint Outlook
Dewpoints will be quite manageable yet again, topping out close to 60-degrees, which is rather comfortable for this time of year.
Current Conditions and Next Few Hours
Current Conditions
Next Few Hours
Extended Outlook
Chicago Forecast Highs and Departure From Normal
Cooler than normal weather is here to stay, the one exception being Friday when highs return to normal or perhaps warming a couple of degrees above normal.
Forecast 850 Millibar Temperature Anomaly; One Mile Above the Surface
We’ve shown this before, but it’s a really good proxy indicator of how temperatures will respond at the surface. Note the blue and darker blue colors here in the animation later this weekend and into next week. This is clear indicator that we’re headed for a markedly cooler pattern.
Morning lows with time will dip to early Autumn levels, dropping as low as the mid to upper 40s by Monday and Tuesday of next week.
Forecast Sunday Morning Lows
Forecast Monday Morning Lows
Forecast Tuesday Morning Lows
6-10 Day Temperature Outlook: August 26 Through 30
The core of below normal temperatures covers the Midwest and Ohio Valley, including the Chicagoland area. No additional heat expected through the remainder of the month.
Local Rainfall Chances Next 7-Days
Rainfall will be quite sparse. The one chance of seeing any light, spotty showers appears to occur overnight Friday night into early Saturday morning. Otherwise, the forecast looks dry overall the next week.
Chicago Humidity Forecast
Extremely low, comfortable humidity takes hold Saturday afternoon and promises to continue much of next week.
Hurricane Erin Update
As of late Wednesday, Hurricane Erin was a powerful category two storm with 110 mph winds. The cloud extent of Erin now spans nearly 350 miles, which is nearly
