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Lake Michigan, Chicago shore today
Lake Michigan, Chicago shore right now: the water is 13 °C56 °F, there's a gentle breeze from the southeast at 12 km/h8 mph and it's 14 °C57 °F and overcast.
Updated 13:17 local time, Tuesday 27 October
Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center, ISS Expedition, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Water temperature
13 °C56 °F
Measured, less than an hour ago.
Wind now
12 km/h8 mph
From the southeast, gusts 19 km/h12 mph. 7 knots, a gentle breeze.
Air
14 °C57 °F
Overcast.
Water level
176.54 m579.20 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.
- SwimmingCold – wetsuit weather
- Kayak and paddleboardBreezy – for experienced paddlers
- SailingGood sailing breeze
- Windsurf and kiteNot enough wind
Wind, next 24 hours
KilometresMiles per hour, gusts below. Arrows point the way the wind blows.
13:00138gusts 1912 SSE
16:002012gusts 2717 SE
19:001610gusts 2113 SSE
22:002013gusts 3220 S
01:001711gusts 3019 SSW
04:00159gusts 2515 SW
07:00149gusts 2516 SW
10:00148gusts 2315 SSW
Four-day forecast
| Day | Weather | High / low | Wind | Gusts | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today27 Oct Overcast | Overcast | 15 °C59 °F / 12 °C54 °F | 2817 SE | 3220 | 6% |
| Tomorrow28 Oct Overcast | Overcast | 16 °C62 °F / 13 °C56 °F | 2415 S | 3623 | 3% |
| Thursday29 Oct Drizzle | Drizzle | 19 °C66 °F / 14 °C57 °F | 2516 WSW | 4125 | 16% |
| Friday30 Oct Overcast | Overcast | 14 °C57 °F / 12 °C54 °F | 1610 NE | 3019 | 24% |
Wind in km/hmph. Rain shows the highest hourly chance of rain that day.