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Your forecast, explained.

Chicago, IL

Friday, October 9

66° — Mostly Cloudy

Changed since yesterday

Saturday 79°→76° Sunday rain 22%→7% Tuesday 64°→69°

Next five days

FriSatSunMonTue
High68°76°68°80°70°
Low59°61°60°61°57°
Precip37%3%8%37%37%

Highs tinted vs today's normal (67°): 8° below 8° above

The scorecard · this week

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0 of 3 days inside the band · bands ±2.2°F · gauge MDW

Worth knowing today

Monday, Columbus Day, should reach 78 in Chicago ahead of a cold front, and a few spots could touch the upper 80s; showers and storms become possible Monday night at 38%.
warmth · holiday
The fork for Tuesday is wide: anywhere from 55 to 84 across the runs, depending on whether the cold front slips through early or lingers and lets the afternoon rebound into the upper 70s or lower 80s.
front · uncertainty
Forecast high temperature (°F) · next 7 days · a blend of models
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82 model runs, colored by temperature  ·  middle of the pack  ·  official forecast

Wednesday's rain odds jumped to 30% from 10% as that front stalls nearby, and a stronger front late next week could bring much colder air into next weekend. The record low for today's date is 32 (records since 1928).
rain · cooldown

Written 2026-10-09 · grounded in station records · tomorrow morning: what today's forecast said, next to what happened.

Today in station history (7 stats, records back decades)
StatValueYear(s)
record high for day 87.1 2010
record low for day 32 1945, 1964
average high for day 66.5 —
average low for day 48.3 —
warmest low for day 71.1 2018
coldest high for day 43 1964
largest temp swing for day 41.1 1969

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