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Lightning live risk in Chicago, IL
Thunderstorm and lightning conditions for Chicago, IL over the next 6–24 hours.
Updated just now. Live data typically refreshes every 5–40 minutes.
Thunderstorm alerts
0
SPC Day 1
No Day 1 signal
Current precip
0.0 mm
Humidity
79%
Historical baseline
Lightning baseline: 35/100 (Moderate).
Live weather
Current conditions near Chicago, IL
Temp
49°
☁️Cloudy
Feels like
46°
Feels-like temp
Humidity
79%
Relative
Wind
4 mph
10 m avg
Pressure
1021 mb
Sea-level
Rain
0 mm
Clouds 100%
Next few hours
☁️1 AM
49°
2% rain
☁️2 AM
50°
8% rain
⛅3 AM
49°
4% rain
☁️4 AM
49°
4% rain
☁️5 AM
48°
4% rain
⛅6 AM
48°
0% rain
Next few days
☁️Mon
54° / 46°
8% rain
🌦️Tue
79° / 43°
49% rain
🌦️Wed
56° / 50°
41% rain
☁️Thu
53° / 44°
5% rain
🌦️Fri
77° / 50°
33% rain
🌦️Sat
75° / 53°
33% rain
🌦️Sun
86° / 53°
24% rain
Live weather alerts
Active NWS advisories near Chicago, IL
No active NWS alerts near this city right now.
Source: NWS alerts feed.
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