Weather Chicago Today – Temperature, Rain & Hourly Forecast
Thursday, 05/11/2026
17°
Partly cloudy · Feels like 16°
Updated 20 hours ago
- High/Low
- 10°/5°
- Humidity
- 84%
- Wind
- 21 km/h
- Rainfall
- 2.3 mm
- UV index
- 2.6
- Pressure
- 1005 hPa
- Sunrise
- 06:28
- Sunset
- 16:39
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Summary
Chicago gets a cooler-than-usual day, 5–10°C, with drizzle.
Light rain around 14:00–20:00, roughly 2.3 mm.
Maximum UV of 2.6 at 11:00 — safe levels.
Humidity of 84% pushes the felt temperature to 16°C.
Wind runs 26 km/h out of the west.
Temperatures hold steady near 10°C through the week.
The week ahead is dry, totalling only about 2 mm.
Sunrise 06:28, sunset 16:39.
Best time to visit
Outdoor heat stress
7°C
Peaks at 20:00 — safe
Dry riding window
01:00–10:00
9 hours dry; 1 window(s) in the next 14 hours
Drying laundry
Workable
0 sunny hours, 0 wet hours between 07:00 and 17:00
Sunrise viewing
06:29
100% cloud at sunrise — thick cloud, poor visibility
Skin protection
2.6
Unprotected skin may burn in about 90 minutes
48-hour forecast
20:00
7°
30%
21:00
6°
45%
22:00
6°
18%
23:00
5°
64%
00:00
5°
64%
01:00
4°
7%
02:00
3°
7%
03:00
3°
7%
04:00
4°
7%
05:00
5°
7%
06:00
6°
7%
07:00
7°
6%
08:00
7°
6%
09:00
7°
6%
10:00
7°
6%
11:00
8°
6%
12:00
8°
6%
13:00
9°
7%
14:00
9°
7%
15:00
9°
7%
16:00
8°
7%
17:00
8°
7%
18:00
7°
7%
19:00
7°
4%
20:00
7°
4%
21:00
7°
4%
22:00
7°
4%
23:00
7°
4%
00:00
6°
4%
01:00
6°
1%
02:00
5°
1%
03:00
5°
1%
04:00
6°
1%
05:00
6°
1%
06:00
6°
1%
07:00
5°
1%
08:00
5°
1%
09:00
6°
1%
10:00
6°
1%
11:00
7°
1%
12:00
8°
1%
13:00
9°
0%
14:00
9°
0%
15:00
9°
0%
16:00
9°
0%
17:00
8°
0%
18:00
8°
0%
19:00
8°
0%
Days ahead
| Today | Low/High | Chance of rain | Rainfall | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today 05/11 | Drizzle | 5°10° | 64% | 2.3 mm |
| Tomorrow 06/11 | Overcast | 3°9° | 64% | 0.0 mm |
| Saturday 07/11 | Overcast | 5°9° | 4% | 0.0 mm |
| Sunday 08/11 | Overcast | 5°13° | 1% | 0.0 mm |
| Monday 09/11 | Partly cloudy | 7°15° | 0% | 0.0 mm |
Monthly averages
Common questions
Will it rain in Chicago today?
Yes. Rain is expected around 14:00–20:00, totalling roughly 2.3 mm.
How hot is it in Chicago today?
Between 5°C and 10°C, with a felt maximum of 8°C.
What is the weather in Chicago tomorrow?
Tomorrow: overcast, 3–9°C, with a 64% chance of rain.