Beautiful Day, Sunny, High 82, Cooler Sunday; Compare Chicago Weather to Phoenix, Miami, LA, Wash DC

F 61 82 | SA 64 85 | SU 62 72 | M 55 77

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Day 1 Convective Outlook/Categorical for Friday, June 12, 2026 indicates no thunderstorm risk (SOURCE: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center)
Day 1 Convective Outlook/Categorical for Friday, June 12, 2026 indicates no thunderstorm risk (SOURCE: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center).

CHICAGOLAND DETAILS …

Radar is clear in northeast Illinois.

Scattered thunderstorms, possibly severe Saturday afternoon into Saturday evening, then cooler Sunday.

Cooler temps early next week with chances of rain midweek.

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 O’HARE FORECAST … 

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 82 about 3pm to 5pm. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64 about 3am to 5am Saturday. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Saturday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 85. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Saturday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 7pm. Low around 62. Southwest wind around 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Sunday: A slight chance of thunderstorms before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 10%.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 77.

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

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 PHOENIX FORECAST … 

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 107. Light west southwest wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Friday Night: A 10 percent chance of showers after 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 84. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light west southwest in the evening.

Saturday: A 10 percent chance of showers before 7am. Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 108. Light west southwest wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 85. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light after midnight.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 108. Light southwest wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 84. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 108. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 84. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

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Miami Palm Trees Pixabay (Randall Beauchamp/Pixabay)

 MIAMI FORECAST … 

Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 89. Southeast wind 6 to 9 mph.

Friday Night: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 78. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.

Saturday Night: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 78. South wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Sunday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Sunny, with a high near 91. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.

Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 78. South wind 3 to 7 mph.

Monday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Sunny, with a high near 91. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 79. Southwest wind 3 to 7 mph.

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Hollywood Sign (Mattia Verga/Pixabay)

 LAX FORECAST … 

Friday: Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 77. West southwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

Friday Night: Patchy fog after 11pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light in the evening.

Saturday: Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Light west southwest wind increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the morning.

Saturday Night: Patchy fog after 11pm. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 64. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Sunday: Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Light southwest wind becoming west southwest 10 to 15 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63.

Monday: Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 73.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63.

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Washington DC US Capitol (Robert Jones/Pixabay)

 WASH DC FORECAST … 

Heat Advisory
819 AM EDT Fri Jun 12 2026
HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING…
Heat index values around 105 expected in DC and portions of central, north central, northeast, northern, and southern Maryland, and central, northern, and northwest Virginia.

Friday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 5pm. Some of the storms could be severe. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Heat index values as high as 106. West wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 8pm. Some of the storms could be severe. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 67. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 88. West wind 3 to 5 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67. Calm wind.

Sunday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 92. South wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Sunday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.

Monday Night: A chance of showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

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O’Hare Weather Forecast Compared to Phoenix, Miami, LA, Wash DC FRI JUN 12, 2026 10:04 AM SOURCE: National Weather Service local offices.

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