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Lake Michigan, Chicago shore today
Lake Michigan, Chicago shore right now: the water is 12 °C53 °F, there's a gentle breeze from the northeast at 16 km/h10 mph and it's 11 °C52 °F and overcast.
Updated 12:17 local time, Wednesday 11 November
Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center, ISS Expedition, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Water temperature
12 °C53 °F
Measured, less than an hour ago.
Wind now
16 km/h10 mph
From the northeast, gusts 17 km/h11 mph. 8 knots, a gentle breeze.
Air
11 °C52 °F
Overcast.
Water level
176.46 m578.92 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 kiteMarginal
Wind, next 24 hours
KilometresMiles per hour, gusts below. Arrows point the way the wind blows.
12:00106gusts 127 ENE
15:003321gusts 4125 NNE
18:002817gusts 3220 NNE
21:002616gusts 3018 NNW
00:003321gusts 4025 NNW
03:004729gusts 5333 N
06:005031gusts 5836 NNW
09:005031gusts 6138 NNW
Four-day forecast
| Day | Weather | High / low | Wind | Gusts | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today11 Nov Light rain | Light rain | 11 °C52 °F / 8 °C47 °F | 3522 N | 4528 | 65% |
| Tomorrow12 Nov Rain | Rain | 9 °C49 °F / 2 °C35 °F | 6138 N | 6943 | 63% |
| Friday13 Nov Light drizzle | Light drizzle | 6 °C43 °F / 1 °C34 °F | 5131 NNW | 5635 | 60% |
| Saturday14 Nov Overcast | Overcast | 6 °C44 °F / 1 °C34 °F | 149 NNW | 2616 | 21% |
Wind in km/hmph. Rain shows the highest hourly chance of rain that day.