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Wheeling, 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 51°F, 1% chance of precipitation. Forecast from the National Weather Service, issued Oct 28, 3:35 AM CDT.

Updated Oct 28, 4:23 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 Wheeling forecast zone right now.

Around the NWS LOT forecast area

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

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 Wheeling (local time)
TimeTempForecastPrecip. chanceWind
Wed 6 AM52°FSunny1%SSW 5 mph
Wed 7 AM52°FSunny0%SSW 5 mph
Wed 8 AM54°FSunny0%SSW 5 mph
Wed 9 AM57°FSunny0%SSW 5 mph
Wed 10 AM62°FSunny0%SSW 5 mph
Wed 11 AM65°FSunny0%SSW 10 mph
Wed 12 PM68°FSunny0%SSW 10 mph
Wed 1 PM71°FSunny0%S 10 mph
Wed 2 PM73°FSunny0%S 10 mph
Wed 3 PM74°FSunny0%S 15 mph
Wed 4 PM73°FSunny0%S 10 mph
Wed 5 PM71°FSunny1%S 10 mph
Wed 6 PM69°FPartly Cloudy1%S 10 mph
Wed 7 PM66°FMostly Clear3%S 10 mph
Wed 8 PM65°FMostly Clear3%S 10 mph
Wed 9 PM64°FMostly Clear2%S 10 mph
Wed 10 PM63°FMostly Clear2%S 10 mph
Wed 11 PM62°FMostly Clear3%S 15 mph
Thu 12 AM62°FPartly Cloudy3%SSW 15 mph
Thu 1 AM61°FMostly Cloudy8%SSW 15 mph
Thu 2 AM61°FMostly Cloudy9%SSW 15 mph
Thu 3 AM61°FMostly Cloudy12%SSW 15 mph
Thu 4 AM61°FSlight Chance Rain Showers18%SSW 15 mph
Thu 5 AM60°FSlight Chance Rain Showers22%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 Wheeling can differ.

7-day forecast

Overnight

Low 51°F

Mostly clear, with a low around 51. South wind around 5 mph.

Wednesday

High 74°F·Low 59°F

Sunny. High near 74, with temperatures falling to around 71 in the afternoon. South southwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

Wednesday Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 4am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Thursday

High 70°F·Low 45°F

A chance of rain showers before 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. 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 45. North wind around 5 mph.

Friday

High 62°F·Low 50°F

Partly sunny, with a high near 62.

Friday Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Cloudy, with a low around 50.

Saturday

High 62°F·Low 50°F

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

Saturday Night: A chance of rain showers. Cloudy, with a low around 50.

Sunday

High 67°F·Low 51°F

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

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

Monday

High 66°F·Low 52°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 52.

Tuesday

High 66°F

Rain showers likely. Cloudy, with a high near 66.

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About this forecast

Forecast office
Wheeling 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 Wheeling (42.1296, -87.9215), in Cook County. Population: 38,329 (2024 estimate), number 48 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/42.1296,-87.9215 (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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