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Will it rain in Chicago in the next hour?

Rain expected around 11:01

Radar: NOAA MRMS · image of 10:40

The next 60 minutes

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mm/h · Updated 10:51

Rain radar around Chicago

Last two hours of radar images, then the forecast. Press play or drag the timeline.

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Rain hour by hour in Chicago

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mm · Model: GFS (NOAA, 0.25°)

Rain over the next 14 days

13 mm of rain expected over the next 7 days, with 3 wet days (1 mm or more).

Thu 29 0.7 mm 3 h of rain
Fri 30 0.1 mm
Sat 31 4.5 mm 9 h of rain
Sun 1 0.3 mm
Mon 2 4.6 mm 12 h of rain
Tue 3 2.6 mm 6 h of rain
Wed 4 0.1 mm
Thu 5 0.6 mm
Fri 6 12 mm 21 h of rain
Sat 7 1.2 mm 3 h of rain
Sun 8 0.0 mm
Mon 9 0.1 mm
Tue 10 0.1 mm
Wed 11 0.0 mm

Rain climate of Chicago

On average (1991–2020), Chicago receives 1,021 mm of rain a year. The wettest month is April (114 mm), the driest is February (57 mm). In October it normally rains 87 mm over the month; the next 7 days alone are forecast to bring 13 mm.

66Jan
57Feb
73Mar
114Apr
112May
102Jun
94Jul
98Aug
78Sep
87Oct
74Nov
65Dec

mm · ERA5 1991–2020 (Copernicus)

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