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West Chicago, IL weather

It is 55°F and cloudy at Chicago / West Chicago, Dupage Airport as of Oct 28, 1:15 AM CDT. Overnight: Partly Cloudy, low near 50°F. Forecast from the National Weather Service, issued Oct 27, 11:35 PM CDT.

Updated Oct 28, 1:29 AM CDT (snapshot)

Current conditions

Temperature

55°F

Cloudy

Wind

SSE 5 mph

Humidity 77% · dew point 48°F

Pressure · visibility

30.19 inHg

Visibility 10 mi

Observed at Chicago / West Chicago, Dupage Airport (KDPA), Oct 28, 1:15 AM CDT. Station readings can lag or be missing.

Alerts for this area

No active NWS alerts cover the West Chicago forecast zone right now.

Around the NWS LOT forecast area

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

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 West Chicago (local time)
TimeTempForecastPrecip. chanceWind
Wed 1 AM53°FMostly Cloudy1%S 5 mph
Wed 2 AM53°FMostly Cloudy1%S 5 mph
Wed 3 AM52°FPartly Cloudy1%S 5 mph
Wed 4 AM52°FPartly Cloudy1% 0 mph
Wed 5 AM52°FMostly Clear1% 0 mph
Wed 6 AM51°FSunny1% 0 mph
Wed 7 AM51°FSunny0% 0 mph
Wed 8 AM52°FSunny0%S 5 mph
Wed 9 AM56°FSunny0%S 5 mph
Wed 10 AM61°FSunny0%S 5 mph
Wed 11 AM65°FSunny0%S 10 mph
Wed 12 PM68°FSunny0%S 10 mph
Wed 1 PM70°FSunny0%S 10 mph
Wed 2 PM72°FSunny0%S 10 mph
Wed 3 PM73°FSunny0%S 15 mph
Wed 4 PM73°FSunny1%S 15 mph
Wed 5 PM70°FMostly Sunny1%S 10 mph
Wed 6 PM68°FPartly Cloudy1%S 10 mph
Wed 7 PM65°FMostly Clear2%S 10 mph
Wed 8 PM63°FMostly Clear2%S 10 mph
Wed 9 PM63°FMostly Clear2%S 10 mph
Wed 10 PM62°FMostly Clear2%S 10 mph
Wed 11 PM62°FMostly Clear2%S 10 mph
Thu 12 AM61°FMostly Clear4%S 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 West Chicago can differ.

7-day forecast

Overnight

Low 50°F

Partly cloudy. Low around 50, with temperatures rising to around 52 overnight. South wind 0 to 5 mph.

Wednesday

High 74°F·Low 59°F

Sunny. High near 74, with temperatures falling to around 71 in the afternoon. South wind 0 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 59. South southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Thursday

High 69°F·Low 46°F

A chance of rain showers before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. West wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. North wind around 5 mph.

Friday

High 64°F·Low 50°F

A slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 64. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday Night: A chance of rain showers before 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.

Saturday

High 64°F·Low 51°F

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 64.

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

Sunday

High 65°F·Low 52°F

A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65.

Sunday Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.

Monday

High 66°F·Low 51°F

A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66.

Monday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.

Tuesday

High 64°F

Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64.

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About this forecast

Forecast office
West Chicago is served by the National Weather Service LOT forecast office, forecast zone ILZ013, county zone ILC043.
Location used
The Census Bureau's internal point for West Chicago (41.8945, -88.2211), in DuPage County. Population: 25,469 (2024 estimate), number 87 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/41.8945,-88.2211 (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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