Current Weather
11:15 AM
81°F
Mostly cloudy
RealFeel® 95°
Hot
RealFeel Shade™ 89°
Very Warm
RealFeel®
95°
RealFeel Shade™
89°
Heat Index
86°
Max UV Index
2.8 (Moderate)
Wind
N 1 mph
Wind Gusts
2 mph
Humidity
77%
Indoor Humidity
77% (Extremely Humid)
Dew Point
73° F
Pressure
↔ 29.92 in
Cloud Cover
90%
Visibility
10 mi
Cloud Ceiling
14300 ft
Day
8/10
85°Hi
RealFeel®
95°
Hot
RealFeel Shade™
91°
Hot
Cloudy and humid; a heavy thunderstorm late this afternoon; thunderstorms can bring flooding downpours, damaging wind gusts and even an isolated tornado
Max UV Index2.0 (Low)
AccuLumen Brightness Index™1 (Dark)
WindNE 6 mph
Wind Gusts9 mph
Probability of Precipitation80%
Probability of Thunderstorms72%
Precipitation0.38 in
Rain Amount0.38 in
Total Hours of Precipitation1
Total Hours of Rain1
Cloud Cover96%
Night
8/10
69°Lo
RealFeel®
68°
Pleasant
Cloudy and humid with a couple of showers and a heavy thunderstorm; storms can bring flooding downpours and localized damaging wind gusts
WindE 6 mph
Wind Gusts7 mph
Probability of Precipitation96%
Probability of Thunderstorms58%
Precipitation0.53 in
Rain Amount0.53 in
Total Hours of Precipitation4
Total Hours of Rain4
Cloud Cover95%
Sun & Moon
14 hrs 05 mins
Rise
5:54 AM
Set
7:59 PM
Waning Crescent
Rise
2:57 AM
Set
6:57 PM
Temperature History
8/10High
Low
Forecast
85°
69°
Average
83°
66°
Last Year
89°
77°
Current Weather Conditions in Des Plaines
Des Plaines, Illinois is currently Mostly cloudy with a temperature of 81°. The current RealFeel® Temperature is 95° (Hot) based on observed conditions including 77% humidity, 90% cloud cover, a UV index of 3, and winds of 1 mph. In shade, the RealFeel Shade™ is 89°. AccuWeather's MinuteCast® provides minute-by-minute precipitation forecasts for Des Plaines, powered by forecasting systems and proprietary technology developed by AccuWeather meteorologists since 1962.
