Chicago weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Chicago is expected to be -3°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Chicago, Illinois, USA for more weather parameters.

Thursday
15th Jan
-3

-8

6

2
Friday
16th Jan
3

-3

1

1
Saturday
17th Jan
-3

-9

1

1
Sunday
18th Jan
-6

-13

2

1
Monday
19th Jan
-7

-14

0

1

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Thursday 15th January 2026 GMT

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The 5-day weather forecast for Illinois (Chicago) is provided by the Swiss meteorological agency, meteoblue. Find out more about our data sources.

Chicago weather forecast by day

Below are the detailed weather forecasts for Chicago for the next 5 days.

Chicago weather for Thursday 15th January 2026

Expect clear skies with flurries of snow in Chicago, Illinois with a maximum temperature of -3°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 cm of snow expected with 49% chance of some snow and a gentle breeze of 16 kph from the north-west.

-3
°C maximum temperature
-8
°C minimum temperature
clear skies with flurries of snow
6
hours of sunshine
2
UV index (Low)
49
% chance of some snow
<2
cm of snow expected
-8
°C wind chill
16
kph wind from NW

Chicago weather for Friday 16th January 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light snow in Chicago, Illinois with a maximum temperature of 3°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 cm of snow expected with 30% chance of some snow and a gentle breeze of 15 kph from the south-west.

3
°C maximum temperature
-3
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light snow
1
hour of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
30
% chance of some snow
<2
cm of snow expected
0
°C wind chill
15
kph wind from SW

Chicago weather for Saturday 17th January 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light snow in Chicago, Illinois with a maximum temperature of -3°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 cm of snow expected with 25% chance of some snow and a gentle breeze of 14 kph from the west.

-3
°C maximum temperature
-9
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light snow
1
hour of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
25
% chance of some snow
<2
cm of snow expected
-8
°C wind chill
14
kph wind from W

Chicago weather for Sunday 18th January 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light snow in Chicago, Illinois with a maximum temperature of -6°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 cm of snow expected with 14% chance of some snow and a gentle breeze of 15 kph from the south-west.

-6
°C maximum temperature
-13
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light snow
2
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
14
% chance of some snow
<2
cm of snow expected
-12
°C wind chill
15
kph wind from SW

Chicago weather for Monday 19th January 2026

Expect broken clouds in Chicago, Illinois with a maximum temperature of -7°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 cm of snow expected and a gentle breeze of 19 kph from the west.