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Dolton, IL weather

It is 55°F and clear at Lansing Municipal Airport as of Oct 28, 12:35 AM CDT. Overnight: Mostly Cloudy, low near 53°F, 2% chance of precipitation. Forecast from the National Weather Service, issued Oct 28, 1:20 AM CDT.

Updated Oct 28, 1:32 AM CDT (snapshot)

Current conditions

Temperature

55°F

Clear

Wind

Calm

Humidity 80% · dew point 49°F

Pressure · visibility

30.21 inHg

Visibility 10 mi

Observed at Lansing Municipal Airport (KIGQ), Oct 28, 12:35 AM CDT. Station readings can lag or be missing.

Alerts for this area

No active NWS alerts cover the Dolton forecast zone right now.

Around the NWS LOT forecast area

No active alerts in zones served by the LOT office near Dolton.

From the alert snapshot of Oct 28, 2026, 2:15 AM EDT. No alerts are active anywhere in Illinois.

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Next 24 hours

Hourly forecast for Dolton (local time)
TimeTempForecastPrecip. chanceWind
Wed 1 AM56°FMostly Cloudy1%S 5 mph
Wed 2 AM56°FMostly Cloudy1%S 5 mph
Wed 3 AM55°FMostly Cloudy1%S 5 mph
Wed 4 AM55°FMostly Cloudy2%S 5 mph
Wed 5 AM54°FPartly Cloudy1% 0 mph
Wed 6 AM53°FMostly Sunny1% 0 mph
Wed 7 AM53°FMostly Sunny1% 0 mph
Wed 8 AM54°FSunny1%S 5 mph
Wed 9 AM58°FSunny1%S 5 mph
Wed 10 AM62°FSunny0%SSW 5 mph
Wed 11 AM65°FSunny0%SSW 10 mph
Wed 12 PM69°FSunny0%S 10 mph
Wed 1 PM72°FSunny0%S 10 mph
Wed 2 PM73°FSunny0%S 10 mph
Wed 3 PM74°FSunny0%S 10 mph
Wed 4 PM74°FSunny1%S 10 mph
Wed 5 PM72°FSunny1%S 10 mph
Wed 6 PM69°FPartly Cloudy1%S 10 mph
Wed 7 PM67°FMostly Clear1%S 10 mph
Wed 8 PM65°FMostly Clear1%S 10 mph
Wed 9 PM64°FMostly Clear1%S 10 mph
Wed 10 PM63°FMostly Clear1%S 10 mph
Wed 11 PM63°FMostly Clear1%S 10 mph
Thu 12 AM62°FMostly Clear1%SSW 10 mph

Hourly values come from the NWS gridded forecast for the 2.5 km grid square that covers the city's center point. Conditions elsewhere in Dolton can differ.

7-day forecast

Overnight

Low 53°F

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. South wind 0 to 5 mph.

Wednesday

High 74°F·Low 59°F

Sunny. High near 74, with temperatures falling to around 72 in the afternoon. South southwest wind 0 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. South southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Thursday

High 71°F·Low 48°F

A chance of rain showers between 7am and 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 71. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. North wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 10 mph.

Friday

High 65°F·Low 52°F

Mostly sunny, with a high near 65.

Friday Night: A chance of rain showers between 7pm and 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 52.

Saturday

High 63°F·Low 51°F

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 63.

Saturday Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Cloudy, with a low around 51.

Sunday

High 68°F·Low 53°F

A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68.

Sunday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53.

Monday

High 67°F·Low 54°F

A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67.

Monday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.

Tuesday

High 68°F

Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68.

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About this forecast

Forecast office
Dolton is served by the National Weather Service LOT forecast office, forecast zone ILZ105, county zone ILC031.
Location used
The Census Bureau's internal point for Dolton (41.6303, -87.5968), in Cook County. Population: 20,697 (2024 estimate), number 119 of the 121 Illinois cities on this site.
Radar
Nearest NWS radar: KLOT. View it on radar.weather.gov.

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Sources

  • Forecast, hourly forecast, observations and alerts: National Weather Service API, api.weather.gov/points/41.6303,-87.5968 (forecast issued Oct 28, 1:20 AM CDT).
  • Official forecast page: forecast.weather.gov.
  • City location and population: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 population estimates and 2024 Gazetteer files.
  • Snapshot taken Oct 28, 2026. The NWS and Census Bureau do not endorse OpenForecast.

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