Weather for Chicago

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Day

	Weather (day)		Temp (max day)	Rain (mm)	Wind (mph)	Humidity Pressure Visibility
Fri	Occ Light Snow	Light snow	0 °C	0mm	12 nnw	82% 1,018mb Good
Sat	Sunny	Sunny skies	- 6 °C	0mm	16 wnw	58% 1,029mb Good
Sun	Sunny	Sunny skies	0 °C	0mm	14 w	57% 1,025mb Good
Mon	Occ Light Snow	Light snow	- 2 °C	1.2mm	14 ssw	70% 1,020mb Good
Tue	Overcast	Overcast skies	2 °C	0.4mm	7 sw	84% 1,014mb Good
Wed	Partly Cloudy Day	Partly cloudy skies	4 °C	0mm	11 ssw	73% 1,022mb Good
Thu	Mod Rain	Moderate rain	3 °C	7.3mm	13 se	96% 1,012mb Moderate
Fri	Sunny	Sunny skies	2 °C	0.1mm	14 w	81% 1,019mb Good
Sat	Sunny	Sunny skies	3 °C	0mm	7 nnw	66% 1,019mb Good
Sun	Occ Light Snow	Patchy light snow	2 °C	0.1mm	14 nnw	63% 1,028mb Good

Night

	Weather (night)		Temp (min night)	Rain (mm)	Wind (mph)	Humidity Pressure Visibility
Fri	Partly Cloudy Night	Partly cloudy skies	- 1 0 °C	0.2mm	16 nnw	73% 1,027mb Good
Sat	Partly Cloudy Night	Partly cloudy skies	- 5 °C	0.2mm	15 wnw	76% 1,027mb Good
Sun	Clear	Clear skies	- 4 °C	0.2mm	12 wsw	70% 1,021mb Good
Mon	Occ Light Snow	Light snow	- 4 °C	0.3mm	10 ssw	91% 1,015mb Good
Tue	Partly Cloudy Night	Partly cloudy skies	1 °C	0.1mm	7 sw	86% 1,018mb Good
Wed	Occ Light Rain	Light drizzle	2 °C	0.1mm	8 se	90% 1,020mb Poor
Thu	Cloudy	Cloudy skies	0 °C	0.1mm	10 wsw	97% 1,009mb Good
Fri	Sunny	Sunny skies	- 3 °C	0mm	11 nw	67% 1,019mb Good
Sat	Sunny	Sunny skies	- 3 °C	0mm	2 wnw	64% 1,025mb Good

Last updated at 08:05, Friday 10 February

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Last updated: We update the weather data for Chicago from our weather partner every four hours. The time the last update was received is detailed here.

Actual Forecast Location: We have 830+ weather locations on the worldtravelguide.net website. Where no exact location is available we have used the nearest appropriate forecast point.

Symbols indicate the predominant weather for the day in question, calculated based on a weighting of different types of weather. So if a day is forecast to be sunny with the possibility of a brief shower, then we will see a sunny or partly cloudy symbol rather than a rain cloud. For the purpose of this forecast, 'day' is the entire 24 our period 00:00 to 23:59

The maximum temperature is the highest temperature forecast between dawn and dusk, and the minimum temperature is the lowest temperature expected from dusk on the day in question to dawn the next day. The temperature is in °C, or Celsius.

Wind speed and direction are the conditions expected at midday. Wind direction is based on a 16 point compass. W, SW, SSW, etc. The wind direction states where the wind originates. Wind speed is listed in MPH or miles per hour.

Humidity levels indicates how much water vapour the air contains compared to the maximum it could contain at that temperature. As a general guide:

0 to 30 is very low
31 to 50 is low
51 to 70 is moderate to low
71 to 80 is moderate
81 to 90 is moderate to high
91 to 100 is high

Pressure is measured in millibars (mb)

Visibility based on whether the human eye can see the following distances:

Very poor - less than 1km
Poor - between 1km and 4km
Moderate - between 4km and 10km
Good - between 10km and 20km
Very good - between 20km and 40km
Excellent - more than 40km

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