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Lightning live risk in Des Plaines, IL

low

Thunderstorm and lightning conditions for Des Plaines, IL over the next 6–24 hours.

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Thunderstorm alerts

0

SPC Day 1

No Day 1 signal

Current precip

0.0 mm

Humidity

56%

Historical baseline

Lightning baseline: 44/100 (Moderate).

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Des Plaines, IL

Live weather

Current conditions near Des Plaines, IL

Updated recently (open-meteo)

Temp

51°

☁️Cloudy

Feels like

46°

Feels-like temp

Humidity

56%

Relative

Wind

4 mph

10 m avg

Pressure

1021 mb

Sea-level

Rain

0 mm

Clouds 100%

Next few hours

☁️1 AM

51°

2% rain

☁️2 AM

50°

9% rain

☁️3 AM

50°

8% rain

☁️4 AM

49°

2% rain

☁️5 AM

48°

1% rain

☁️6 AM

48°

0% rain

Next few days

☁️Mon

57° / 43°

9% rain

🌧️Tue

77° / 39°

45% rain

🌦️Wed

57° / 49°

30% rain

☁️Thu

65° / 44°

6% rain

🌦️Fri

79° / 52°

31% rain

🌦️Sat

76° / 55°

31% rain

🌦️Sun

89° / 56°

25% rain

Live weather alerts

Active NWS advisories near Des Plaines, IL

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