Fire Weather Concerns and Severe Weather

Dry and breezy conditions will bring elevated to critical fire weather conditions across portions of the northern and central High Plains through this weekend, where fuels remain largely receptive. Severe thunderstorms and heavy rainfall are possible from the Plains into the Upper Midwest, as well as in the Ohio Valley and portions of the Mid-Atlantic through this weekend. Read More >

Current Local Weather Conditions

Hourly weather conditions in Illinois and surrounding states

Chicago Area Weather Roundup
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Michigan State Weather Roundup
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Lake Michigan Marine Observations

Observations and Forecasts at Lake Michigan Buoy Locations
Shoreline Observations around the SOUTH half of Lake Michigan
Shoreline Observations around the NORTH half of Lake Michigan

Recent Weather Observations

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Chicago - Midway Airport
Chicago - Northerly Island
West Chicago/DuPage Airport
Wheeling/Chicago Executive Airport
Aurora/Sugar Grove
Waukegan
Gary
Valparaiso
Rockford - Greater Rockford Airport
Sterling-Rock Falls/Whiteside County Regional Airport

Recent Snowfall

6-Hour Snowfall Observations from O'Hare, Midway, Rockford, and Romeoville

Temperature and/or Precipitation Data from Volunteer Observing Networks

Temperature and Precipitation Data from Illinois and Indiana COOP Observers
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