Pleasant Tuesday, Cool Trend Until Sunday; Compare Chicago Weather to Phoenix, Miami, LA, Washington DC

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Day 1 Convective Outlook/Categorical for Tuesday, April 28, 2026 indicates no severe weather in northern Illinois while severe weather targets Arkansas and surrounding states (SOURCE: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center)
Day 1 Convective Outlook/Categorical for Tuesday, April 28, 2026 indicates no severe weather in northern Illinois while severe weather targets Arkansas and surrounding states. The evening map puts thundershowers into the south suburbs tonight (SOURCE: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center).
Day 1 Convective Outlook/Categorical for Tuesday evening, April 28, 2026 indicates no severe weather in northern Illinois while severe weather targets Arkansas and surrounding states (SOURCE: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center)
Day 1 Convective Outlook/Categorical for Tuesday evening, April 28, 2026 indicates no severe weather in northern Illinois while severe weather targets Arkansas and surrounding states (SOURCE: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center).

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CHICAGOLAND DETAILS …
A cooler and drier pattern starts Tuesday and will last until Saturday, May 1, 2026.

Frost threat overnight Friday/Saturday in Chicagoland.

Thundershowers are possible tonight in the south suburbs and central and southern Illinois, and northwest Indiana.

 ARL HTS FORECAST … 

Tuesday Afternoon: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. West wind 10 to 15 mph.

Tuesday Night: Scattered showers, mainly after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. North wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Wednesday: Scattered showers, mainly before 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 57. North wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming south southwest in the evening.

Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 57. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38.

Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 52.

Friday Night: Patchy frost after 4am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 36.

Saturday: Patchy frost before 7am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 56.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 41.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.

Sunday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46.

RADARCloudsTempsNWS Chicago




 PHOENIX FORECAST … 

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 5 mph.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Calm wind.

Wednesday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 89. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 90. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming east northeast after midnight.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 95. East wind 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. East wind around 5 mph.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 98. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.

RADARCloudsTempsNWS Phoenix




Miami Palm Trees Pixabay (Randall Beauchamp/Pixabay)

This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 84. East wind around 10 mph.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 72. East wind 5 to 8 mph.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 84. Southeast wind 5 to 9 mph.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 71. South wind 3 to 7 mph.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 86. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 71. Southwest wind 5 to 9 mph.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 87. Light southwest wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 90. South wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 76.

Sunday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 88.

Sunday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72.

RADARCloudsTempsNWS Miami




Hollywood Sign (Mattia Verga/Pixabay)

 LAX FORECAST … 

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 69. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Tuesday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 55. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast after midnight.

Wednesday: Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 69. Light and variable wind becoming west southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

Wednesday Night: Patchy fog after 11pm. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 56. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east southeast after midnight.

Thursday: Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 70. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.

Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 70.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.

RADARCloudsTempsNWS Los Angeles




Washington DC US Capitol (Robert Jones/Pixabay)

 WASH DC FORECAST … 

Tuesday Afternoon: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. South wind around 9 mph.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. Southeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm after midnight.

Wednesday: Showers likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. High near 70. Light southeast wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 51. Southeast wind 6 to 8 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45.

Friday: A chance of showers after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday Night: A chance of showers before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 60.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 63.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.

RADARCloudsTempsNWS Baltimore/Washington

O’Hare Weather Forecast Compared to Phoenix, Miami, LA, Washington DC TUE APR 28, 2026 10:20 AM

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