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Today WinterCast Hourly 10-Day Radar MinuteCast® Monthly Air Quality Health & Activities
Thursday, November 12

Current Weather

5:46 PM

43°F
Mostly cloudy
RealFeel® 36°
Cold
RealFeel Guide
Cold
25° to 39°
Coats and hats are appropriate, consider gloves and a scarf.
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RealFeel®
36°
Wind
NNW 8 mph
Wind Gusts
20 mph
Humidity
66%
Indoor Humidity
40% (Slightly Dry)
Dew Point
32° F
Pressure
↑ 29.96 in
Cloud Cover
76%
Visibility
14 mi
Cloud Ceiling
3500 ft

Day

11/12
44°Hi
RealFeel® 36°
Cold
RealFeel Guide
Cold
25° to 39°
Coats and hats are appropriate, consider gloves and a scarf.
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RealFeel Shade™ 36°
Cold
RealFeel Guide
Cold
25° to 39°
Coats and hats are appropriate, consider gloves and a scarf.
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Mostly cloudy, windy and cooler with showers

Max UV Index1.0 (Low)

AccuLumen Brightness Index™2 (Dark)

WindNNW 17 mph

Wind Gusts35 mph

Probability of Precipitation100%

Probability of Thunderstorms20%

Precipitation0.27 in

Rain Amount0.27 in

Total Hours of Precipitation6

Total Hours of Rain6

Cloud Cover85%

Morning

Afternoon

Night

11/12
38°Lo
RealFeel® 25°
Cold
RealFeel Guide
Cold
25° to 39°
Coats and hats are appropriate, consider gloves and a scarf.
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Cloudy and breezy with a couple of showers; perhaps mixed with snow late; any heavier burst of snow could reduce visibility and make roads slippery

WindNNW 17 mph

Wind Gusts29 mph

Probability of Precipitation96%

Probability of Thunderstorms19%

Precipitation0.19 in

Rain Amount0.19 in

Snow

Total Hours of Precipitation4.5

Total Hours of Rain3.5

Total Hours of Snow2

Cloud Cover97%

Evening

Overnight

Sun & Moon

9 hrs 57 mins
Rise 6:36 AM
Set 4:33 PM
Waxing Crescent
Rise 10:07 AM
Set 6:39 PM

Temperature History

11/12
High
Low
Forecast
44°
38°
Average
51°
36°
Last Year
54°
38°
Record
70°
1949
9°
2019

Current Weather Conditions in Chicago

Chicago, Illinois is currently Mostly cloudy with a temperature of 43°. The current RealFeel® Temperature is 36° (Cold) based on observed conditions including 66% humidity, 76% cloud cover, a UV index of 0, and winds of 8 mph. In shade, the RealFeel Shade™ is 36°. AccuWeather's MinuteCast® provides minute-by-minute precipitation forecasts for Chicago, powered by forecasting systems and proprietary technology developed by AccuWeather meteorologists since 1962.

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