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Evanston, IL weather

It is 54°F and clear at Chicago / Wheeling, Pal-Waukee Airport as of Oct 28, 1:15 AM CDT. Overnight: Partly Cloudy, low near 54°F. Forecast from the National Weather Service, issued Oct 27, 11:35 PM CDT.

Updated Oct 28, 1:20 AM CDT (snapshot)

Current conditions

Temperature

54°F

Clear

Wind

Calm

Humidity 94% · dew point 52°F

Pressure · visibility

30.20 inHg

Visibility 10 mi

Observed at Chicago / Wheeling, Pal-Waukee Airport (KPWK), Oct 28, 1:15 AM CDT. Station readings can lag or be missing.

Alerts for this area

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

Around the NWS LOT forecast area

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

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 Evanston (local time)
TimeTempForecastPrecip. chanceWind
Wed 1 AM58°FMostly Cloudy0%S 5 mph
Wed 2 AM57°FPartly Cloudy0%S 5 mph
Wed 3 AM56°FPartly Cloudy0%SSW 5 mph
Wed 4 AM55°FMostly Clear0%SSW 5 mph
Wed 5 AM55°FMostly Clear0%SSW 5 mph
Wed 6 AM54°FSunny0%SSW 5 mph
Wed 7 AM54°FSunny0%SSW 5 mph
Wed 8 AM55°FSunny0%SSW 5 mph
Wed 9 AM59°FSunny0%SSW 5 mph
Wed 10 AM62°FSunny0%SSW 10 mph
Wed 11 AM65°FSunny0%SSW 10 mph
Wed 12 PM68°FSunny0%S 10 mph
Wed 1 PM70°FSunny0%S 10 mph
Wed 2 PM71°FSunny0%S 10 mph
Wed 3 PM71°FSunny0%S 15 mph
Wed 4 PM71°FSunny0%S 15 mph
Wed 5 PM69°FSunny0%S 10 mph
Wed 6 PM68°FMostly Clear0%S 10 mph
Wed 7 PM66°FMostly Clear0%S 10 mph
Wed 8 PM65°FMostly Clear0%S 10 mph
Wed 9 PM65°FMostly Clear0%S 10 mph
Wed 10 PM64°FMostly Clear0%S 15 mph
Wed 11 PM63°FMostly Clear0%S 15 mph
Thu 12 AM63°FPartly Cloudy0%SSW 15 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 Evanston can differ.

7-day forecast

Overnight

Low 54°F

Partly cloudy. Low around 54, with temperatures rising to around 56 overnight. South southwest wind around 5 mph.

Wednesday

High 72°F·Low 61°F

Sunny. High near 72, with temperatures falling to around 69 in the afternoon. South wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Wednesday Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Thursday

High 66°F·Low 53°F

A chance of rain showers before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. West wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53. North wind around 5 mph.

Friday

High 60°F·Low 53°F

A slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 60. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

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

Saturday

High 61°F·Low 55°F

A chance of rain showers. Cloudy, with a high near 61.

Saturday Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.

Sunday

High 62°F·Low 55°F

A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62.

Sunday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.

Monday

High 63°F·Low 53°F

A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63.

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

Tuesday

High 61°F

Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61.

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About this forecast

Forecast office
Evanston is served by the National Weather Service LOT forecast office, forecast zone ILZ103, county zone ILC031.
Location used
The Census Bureau's internal point for Evanston (42.0464, -87.6944), in Cook County. Population: 76,006 (2024 estimate), number 14 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/42.0464,-87.6944 (forecast issued Oct 27, 11:35 PM 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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