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East Chicago, IN weather

It is 57°F and cloudy at Gary Regional Airport as of Oct 28, 3:55 AM CDT. Overnight: Partly Cloudy, low near 53°F, 2% chance of precipitation. Forecast from the National Weather Service, issued Oct 28, 3:35 AM CDT.

Updated Oct 28, 4:27 AM CDT (snapshot)

Current conditions

Temperature

57°F

Cloudy

Wind

S 5 mph

Humidity 100% · dew point 57°F

Pressure · visibility

30.21 inHg

Visibility 10 mi

Observed at Gary Regional Airport (KGYY), Oct 28, 3:55 AM CDT. Station readings can lag or be missing.

Alerts for this area

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

Around the NWS LOT forecast area

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

From the alert snapshot of Oct 28, 2026, 5:12 AM EDT. Indiana has 2 active alerts: see them all.

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Next 24 hours

Hourly forecast for East Chicago (local time)
TimeTempForecastPrecip. chanceWind
Wed 6 AM53°FMostly Sunny1%S 5 mph
Wed 7 AM53°FMostly Sunny1%S 5 mph
Wed 8 AM54°FSunny1%S 5 mph
Wed 9 AM58°FSunny1%S 5 mph
Wed 10 AM62°FSunny1%S 5 mph
Wed 11 AM65°FSunny0%S 10 mph
Wed 12 PM69°FSunny0%S 10 mph
Wed 1 PM71°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°FMostly Clear1%S 10 mph
Wed 7 PM66°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 PM62°FMostly Clear1%S 10 mph
Thu 12 AM62°FPartly Cloudy1%SSW 15 mph
Thu 1 AM61°FPartly Cloudy1%SSW 15 mph
Thu 2 AM61°FPartly Cloudy2%SSW 15 mph
Thu 3 AM61°FMostly Cloudy2%SSW 15 mph
Thu 4 AM60°FMostly Cloudy5%SSW 15 mph
Thu 5 AM59°FMostly Cloudy6%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 East Chicago can differ.

7-day forecast

Overnight

Low 53°F

Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. South wind around 5 mph.

Wednesday

High 74°F·Low 59°F

Sunny. High near 74, with temperatures falling to around 72 in the afternoon. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Thursday

High 70°F·Low 49°F

A chance of rain showers between 7am and 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. 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 49. North wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 10 mph.

Friday

High 62°F·Low 52°F

Mostly sunny, with a high near 62.

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

Saturday

High 62°F·Low 51°F

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

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

Sunday

High 67°F·Low 53°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 53.

Monday

High 66°F·Low 54°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 54.

Tuesday

High 67°F

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

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About this forecast

Forecast office
East Chicago is served by the National Weather Service LOT forecast office, forecast zone INZ001, county zone INC089.
Location used
The Census Bureau's internal point for East Chicago (41.6481, -87.4529), in Lake County. Population: 25,768 (2024 estimate), number 40 of the 48 Indiana 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/41.6481,-87.4529 (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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