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Highland Park, IL weather

It is 54°F and mostly cloudy at Chicago / Wheeling, Pal-Waukee Airport as of Oct 28, 4:05 AM CDT. Overnight: Mostly Clear, low near 52°F, 1% chance of precipitation. Forecast from the National Weather Service, issued Oct 28, 3:35 AM CDT.

Updated Oct 28, 4:25 AM CDT (snapshot)

Current conditions

Temperature

54°F

Mostly Cloudy

Wind

Calm

Humidity 88% · dew point 50°F

Pressure · visibility

30.21 inHg

Visibility 10 mi

Observed at Chicago / Wheeling, Pal-Waukee Airport (KPWK), Oct 28, 4:05 AM CDT. Station readings can lag or be missing.

Alerts for this area

No active NWS alerts cover the Highland Park forecast zone right now.

Around the NWS LOT forecast area

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

From the alert snapshot of Oct 28, 2026, 5:12 AM EDT. No alerts are active anywhere in Illinois.

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Next 24 hours

Hourly forecast for Highland Park (local time)
TimeTempForecastPrecip. chanceWind
Wed 6 AM54°FSunny1%SSW 5 mph
Wed 7 AM54°FSunny0%SSW 5 mph
Wed 8 AM55°FSunny0%SSW 5 mph
Wed 9 AM58°FSunny0%SSW 5 mph
Wed 10 AM61°FSunny0%SSW 5 mph
Wed 11 AM64°FSunny0%SSW 10 mph
Wed 12 PM67°FSunny0%S 10 mph
Wed 1 PM70°FSunny0%S 10 mph
Wed 2 PM72°FSunny0%S 10 mph
Wed 3 PM72°FSunny0%S 10 mph
Wed 4 PM72°FSunny0%S 10 mph
Wed 5 PM71°FSunny1%S 10 mph
Wed 6 PM69°FPartly Cloudy1%S 10 mph
Wed 7 PM67°FMostly Clear3%S 10 mph
Wed 8 PM65°FMostly Clear3%S 10 mph
Wed 9 PM64°FMostly Clear2%S 10 mph
Wed 10 PM64°FMostly Clear2%S 10 mph
Wed 11 PM63°FMostly Clear3%SSW 15 mph
Thu 12 AM63°FMostly Clear3%SSW 15 mph
Thu 1 AM62°FMostly Clear8%SSW 15 mph
Thu 2 AM62°FMostly Cloudy10%SSW 15 mph
Thu 3 AM62°FMostly Cloudy10%SSW 15 mph
Thu 4 AM62°FSlight Chance Rain Showers18%SSW 15 mph
Thu 5 AM61°FSlight Chance Rain Showers22%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 Highland Park can differ.

7-day forecast

Overnight

Low 52°F

Mostly clear, with a low around 52. South southwest wind around 5 mph.

Wednesday

High 72°F·Low 60°F

Sunny, with a high near 72. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Wednesday Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 4am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Thursday

High 68°F·Low 48°F

A chance of rain showers before 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 68. West wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

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

Friday

High 60°F·Low 52°F

Partly sunny, with a high near 60.

Friday Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Cloudy, with a low around 52.

Saturday

High 60°F·Low 52°F

A chance of rain showers. Cloudy, with a high near 60.

Saturday Night: A chance of rain showers. Cloudy, with a low around 52.

Sunday

High 63°F·Low 54°F

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

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

Monday

High 63°F·Low 54°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 54.

Tuesday

High 63°F

Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63.

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About this forecast

Forecast office
Highland Park is served by the National Weather Service LOT forecast office, forecast zone ILZ006, county zone ILC097.
Location used
The Census Bureau's internal point for Highland Park (42.1824, -87.8108), in Lake County. Population: 30,794 (2024 estimate), number 62 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/42.1824,-87.8108 (forecast issued Oct 28, 3:35 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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