| D a t e | Time (cst) | Wind (mph) | Vis. (mi.) | Weather | Sky Cond. | Temperature (ºF) | Relative Humidity | Wind Chill (°F) | Heat Index (°F) | Pressure | Precipitation (in.) | ||||||
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| Air | Dwpt | 6 hour | altimeter (in) | sea level (mb) | 1 hr | 3 hr | 6 hr | ||||||||||
| Max. | |||||||||||||||||
| 01 | 23:51 | SW 18 G 32 | 10.00 | Overcast | FEW180 OVC250 | 75 | 49 | 40% | NA | NA | 29.89 | 1011.7 | |||||
| 01 | 22:51 | SW 20 G 29 | 10.00 | Overcast | BKN180 OVC250 | 76 | 48 | 37% | NA | 78 | 29.90 | 1011.9 | |||||
| 01 | 21:51 | S 16 G 28 | 10.00 | Overcast | SCT160 OVC250 | 77 | 48 | 36% | NA | 78 | 29.88 | 1011.4 | |||||
| 01 | 20:51 | S 17 G 26 | 10.00 | Overcast | FEW100 SCT170 OVC250 | 79 | 47 | 32% | NA | 79 | 29.86 | 1010.8 | |||||
| 01 | 19:51 | S 13 G 36 | 10.00 | Mostly Cloudy | FEW120 FEW170 BKN250 | 80 | 46 | 30% | NA | 79 | 29.85 | 1010.6 | |||||
| 01 | 18:51 | S 20 G 31 | 10.00 | Mostly Cloudy | FEW120 FEW200 BKN250 | 82 | 43 | 86 | 82 | 25% | NA | 80 | 29.85 | 1010.4 | |||
| 01 | 17:51 | S 22 G 33 | 10.00 | Mostly Cloudy and Breezy | FEW080 SCT180 BKN250 | 84 | 44 | 25% | NA | 82 | 29.87 | 1011.3 | |||||
| 01 | 16:51 | S 17 G 30 | 10.00 | Overcast | FEW085 FEW180 OVC250 | 84 | 44 | 25% | NA | 82 | 29.88 | 1011.3 | |||||
| 01 | 15:51 | SW 17 G 26 | 10.00 | Overcast | FEW085 OVC250 | 85 | 44 | 24% | NA | 82 | 29.89 | 1011.6 | |||||
| 01 | 14:51 | S 22 G 33 | 10.00 | Mostly Cloudy and Breezy | SCT085 BKN250 | 85 | 45 | 25% | NA | 82 | 29.91 | 1012.5 | |||||
| 01 | 13:51 | SW 14 G 26 | 10.00 | Partly Cloudy | FEW075 SCT250 | 84 | 47 | 27% | NA | 82 | 29.93 | 1013.2 | |||||
| 01 | 12:51 | SW 18 G 31 | 10.00 | Partly Cloudy | FEW070 SCT250 | 83 | 48 | 83 | 61 | 30% | NA | 81 | 29.96 | 1013.9 | |||
| 01 | 11:51 | SW 17 G 25 | 10.00 | A Few Clouds | FEW070 FEW250 | 80 | 48 | 33% | NA | 79 | 29.97 | 1014.3 | |||||
| 01 | 10:51 | SW 16 | 10.00 | A Few Clouds | FEW065 FEW250 | 76 | 46 | 35% | NA | 78 | 29.97 | 1014.6 | |||||
| 01 | 09:51 | SW 13 | 10.00 | A Few Clouds | FEW250 | 72 | 44 | 37% | NA | NA | 29.98 | 1014.8 | |||||
| 01 | 08:51 | SW 12 G 23 | 10.00 | A Few Clouds | FEW250 | 68 | 41 | 38% | NA | NA | 29.99 | 1015.2 | |||||
| 01 | 07:51 | SW 12 | 10.00 | A Few Clouds | FEW250 | 63 | 37 | 38% | NA | NA | 29.99 | 1015.1 | |||||
| 01 | 06:51 | S 13 G 20 | 10.00 | A Few Clouds | FEW250 | 61 | 36 | 65 | 60 | 39% | NA | NA | 29.98 | 1015.0 | |||
| 01 | 05:51 | S 13 | 10.00 | A Few Clouds | FEW170 FEW250 | 60 | 35 | 39% | NA | NA | 29.98 | 1014.8 | |||||
| 01 | 04:51 | S 9 | 10.00 | A Few Clouds | FEW170 FEW250 | 61 | 34 | 36% | NA | NA | 29.98 | 1014.7 | |||||
| 01 | 03:51 | SW 14 G 23 | 10.00 | Partly Cloudy | FEW170 SCT250 | 63 | 33 | 33% | NA | NA | 29.98 | 1014.9 | |||||
| 01 | 02:51 | SW 14 G 21 | 10.00 | Mostly Cloudy | BKN160 BKN250 | 65 | 32 | 29% | NA | NA | 29.98 | 1014.9 | |||||
| 01 | 01:51 | SW 9 | 10.00 | Partly Cloudy | FEW150 SCT250 | 64 | 32 | 30% | NA | NA | 29.97 | 1014.5 | |||||
| 01 | 00:51 | SW 14 G 22 | 10.00 | Partly Cloudy | FEW190 SCT250 | 65 | 32 | 78 | 65 | 29% | NA | NA | 29.96 | 1014.4 |
CHICAGO O'HARE CURRENT AND HISTORY (3-DAY) ... | NWS Chicago Office OBSERVED WEATHER REPORTS
FORECAST:
Chicago Weather Forecast
Chicago Weather Radar
| Twitter group from National Weather Service Chicago, Local Chicago Media, and The Weather Channel. |
Summer-like warmth thru Thursday, with summer-like humidity also in store Wed-Thu. Thunderstorm potential at times, with risk for a few strong/severe storms. Significant rainfall total amounts up to 1-3" by early Friday AM. #ilwx #inwx pic.twitter.com/DAgLz2K0Oz
— NWS Chicago (@NWSChicago) May 1, 2018
Heavy rainfall/localized flooding risk from showers & t-storms Wednesday-Thursday night: main period of concern is Wednesday evening-late Wednesday night & again Thursday afternoon or evening-late Thursday night. #ilwx #inwx pic.twitter.com/TgqvT3lgLw
— NWS Chicago (@NWSChicago) May 1, 2018
A few strong to severe t-storms psbl at times late tonight thru Thu night. Main periods of concern: Wed evening-Wed night & Thu aftn-Thu night. Some of the t-storms may be capable of strong/ locally damaging winds &/or hail. Check https://t.co/uqFQlaKI7Z for latest. #ilwx #inwx pic.twitter.com/XUWTWPdYmW
— NWS Chicago (@NWSChicago) May 1, 2018
Here's a look at temps, precip & snowfall for area during our remarkably cold April. Temps were 7-10° < normal, w/well below normal precip & well above normal snowfall. #Chicago summary: https://t.co/3wyTr25Wva #Rockford summary: https://t.co/KIqBtHcAPP #ilwx #inwx pic.twitter.com/4JVKVSTtfc
— NWS Chicago (@NWSChicago) May 1, 2018
Finally, the remarkable lack of thunderstorms in April 2018. In #Chicago, last April without a thunderstorm was back in 1952! There have only been 11 thunderless Aprils overall including 2018 and 1952. This data was compiled by Steve Kahn, retired NWS meteorologist. #ilwx pic.twitter.com/8dtyCJRrPm
— NWS Chicago (@NWSChicago) May 1, 2018
More interesting stats for our cold April, including record/near record most # of days for April with lows 32°F or less, highs below 40°, highs below 50°F in #Rockford and days with measurable snowfall. #ilwx pic.twitter.com/FGlpxqF2xL
— NWS Chicago (@NWSChicago) May 1, 2018
Here are the rankings for our remarkably cold April. April 2018 finished as the 4th coldest on record in #Chicago and 2nd coldest on record in #Rockford. #ilwx pic.twitter.com/e3LBkBzLb8
— NWS Chicago (@NWSChicago) May 1, 2018
Temps in 80s as of the noon hr. Combo of warmth, winds gusting up to 30-35 mph & dryness is resulting in high fire danger. Several brush fires have been reported. Be extremely careful with open flames & disposal of smoking materials. Postpone any planned burning. #ilwx #inwx pic.twitter.com/zmlgvQWiWw
— NWS Chicago (@NWSChicago) May 1, 2018
Warm, dry and windy today, with elevated fire danger. Thunderstorm chances increase Wed-Thurs. #ILWX #INWX pic.twitter.com/aKNhalSKVz
— NWS Chicago (@NWSChicago) May 1, 2018
Red Flag Warning this afternoon/early evening. Avoid outdoor burning, use caution disposing of smoking materials. pic.twitter.com/oUr4RpoK5V
— NWS Chicago (@NWSChicago) May 1, 2018
CLIMATE DATA FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO OFFICE ...
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
131 AM CDT WED MAY 2 2018
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...THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 2018...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1871 TO 2018
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
YESTERDAY
MAXIMUM 86 242 PM 90 1951 65 21 57
MINIMUM 60 548 AM 30 1943 44 16 45
AVERAGE 73 54 19 51
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.35 1873 0.11 -0.11 0.09
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.11 -0.11 0.09
SINCE MAR 1 4.46 5.99 -1.53 10.53
SINCE JAN 1 10.64 9.51 1.13 14.92
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 1.6 1940 0.0 0.0 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SINCE MAR 1 5.8 6.8 -1.0 7.8
SINCE JUL 1 36.1 36.3 -0.2 26.1
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 0 11 -11 14
MONTH TO DATE 0 11 -11 14
SINCE MAR 1 1572 1344 228 1138
SINCE JUL 1 6030 6078 -48 5063
COOLING
YESTERDAY 8 0 8 0
MONTH TO DATE 8 0 8 0
SINCE MAR 1 8 10 -2 12
SINCE JAN 1 8 10 -2 12
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 29 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.4
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
HAZE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 39 500 AM
LOWEST 25 200 PM
AVERAGE 32
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THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 91 1959
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 27 1875
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 2 2018...........SUNRISE 546 AM CDT SUNSET 752 PM CDT
MAY 3 2018...........SUNRISE 545 AM CDT SUNSET 753 PM CDT
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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