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Lake Michigan, Chicago shore today
Lake Michigan, Chicago shore right now: the water is 22 °C72 °F, there's a light breeze from the south at 10 km/h7 mph and it's 18 °C65 °F and clear sky.
Updated 09:17 local time, Saturday 12 September
Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center, ISS Expedition, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Water temperature
22 °C72 °F
Measured, less than an hour ago.
Wind now
10 km/h7 mph
From the south, gusts 18 km/h11 mph. 6 knots, a light breeze.
Air
18 °C65 °F
Clear sky.
Water level
176.56 m579.25 ft
Above sea level (IGLD 1985). NOAA, less than an hour ago.
Good for today?
Rules of thumb from the current wind and water temperature. Conditions differ across the lake, so check on the spot.
- SwimmingWarm – comfortable swimming
- Kayak and paddleboardGood – calm water
- SailingGood sailing breeze
- Windsurf and kiteNot enough wind
Wind, next 24 hours
KilometresMiles per hour, gusts below. Arrows point the way the wind blows.
09:00127gusts 1811 S
12:00159gusts 2214 SE
15:0085gusts 2213 S
18:00127gusts 2013 WSW
21:00106gusts 1711 W
00:00107gusts 1811 NNW
03:002314gusts 3622 NNW
06:001811gusts 2616 NNW
Four-day forecast
| Day | Weather | High / low | Wind | Gusts | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today12 Sep Overcast | Overcast | 23 °C73 °F / 18 °C65 °F | 1912 S | 3119 | 3% |
| Tomorrow13 Sep Overcast | Overcast | 19 °C65 °F / 17 °C63 °F | 2818 NNW | 3723 | 15% |
| Monday14 Sep Overcast | Overcast | 22 °C71 °F / 16 °C62 °F | 3119 E | 5232 | 3% |
| Tuesday15 Sep Light showers | Light showers | 30 °C86 °F / 17 °C63 °F | 2314 SSW | 6440 | 55% |
Wind in km/hmph. Rain shows the highest hourly chance of rain that day.