Chicago Weather News
Friday, July 3
Live Weather
Chicago
Weather Now.
No significant rain expected in the next 24 hours.
Rain by the hour
6 AM
3%
0.0mm
7 AM
7%
0.0mm
8 AM
9%
0.0mm
9 AM
8%
0.0mm
10 AM
8%
0.0mm
11 AM
5%
0.0mm
12 PM
7%
0.0mm
1 PM
8%
0.0mm
2 PM
17%
0.0mm
3 PM
23%
0.0mm
4 PM
39%
0.0mm
5 PM
39%
0.0mm
6 PM
19%
0.0mm
7 PM
14%
0.0mm
8 PM
17%
0.0mm
9 PM
20%
0.0mm
10 PM
22%
0.0mm
11 PM
24%
0.0mm
12 AM
26%
0.0mm
1 AM
16%
0.0mm
2 AM
13%
0.0mm
3 AM
18%
0.0mm
4 AM
15%
0.0mm
5 AM
11%
0.0mm
Rain outlook · next 14 days
- TodayRain showers58%33.0mm
- TomorrowHeavy rain61%80.4mm
- SundayThunderstorm50%3.1mm
- MondayOvercast10%0.0mm
- TuesdayOvercast10%0.0mm
- WednesdayMainly clear4%0.0mm
- ThursdayThunderstorm27%0.3mm
Chicago rainfall patterns
Chicago receives an average of 1,213mm of rain per year, spread over roughly 145 rainy days. Autumn is historically the wettest season, driven by east coast lows. Summer thunderstorms deliver intense but brief downpours, while winter tends to be drier.
For official rain warnings and radar, check the Chicago NWS rain radar. For hourly forecasts, see our Chicago hourly weather page.