Chilly Overnight, Low 39; Compare Chicago Weather to Phoenix, Miami, LA, Wash. DC

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Day 1 Convective Outlook/Categorical for Thursday, April 30, 2026 indicates no severe weather in Illinois (SOURCE: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center)
Day 1 Convective Outlook/Categorical for Thursday, April 30, 2026 indicates no severe weather in Illinois (SOURCE: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center).

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CHICAGOLAND DETAILS …

 ARL HTS FORECAST … 

Overnight Wednesday/Thursday: Sprinkles, then clearing about 1am. Low 39 about 1am to 7am. Winds calm to 3 MPH from the southwest.

Thursday: Scattered showers after 1pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 52. Light and variable wind becoming east northeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Thursday Night: Scattered showers, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. East wind around 5 mph becoming north northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 50. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon.

Friday Night: Patchy frost after midnight. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 35. East northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40.

Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 64.

Sunday Night: A chance of showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.

RADARCloudsTempsNWS Chicago




 PHOENIX FORECAST … 

Overnight Wednesday/Thursday: Mostly clear, with a low around 65. Calm wind.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 92. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66. West wind around 5 mph becoming east after midnight.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 91. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 67. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

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

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph after midnight.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 97. East southeast 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 68. Breezy, with a southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

RADARCloudsTempsNWS Phoenix




Miami Palm Trees Pixabay (Randall Beauchamp/Pixabay)

 MIAMI FORECAST … 

Overnight Wednesday/Thursday: Partly cloudy with a low about 74. Winds calm to 3 MPH from the south, then southwest, then west.

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

Thursday Night: Patchy smoke between 11pm and midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. South wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.

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

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. South wind 6 to 9 mph.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 89. South wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph.

Sunday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 2pm. Cloudy, with a high near 85. West wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Sunday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 8pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. Northeast wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

RADARCloudsTempsNWS Miami




Hollywood Sign (Mattia Verga/Pixabay)

 LAX FORECAST … 

Overnight Wednesday/Thursday: Patchy fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 57. East wind around 5 mph.

Thursday: Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 70. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Thursday Night: Patchy fog after 11pm. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 58. West southwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming southeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Friday: Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 71. East southeast wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Friday Night: Patchy fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 58. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light south southwest in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Saturday: Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 70.

Saturday Night: Patchy fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 57.

Sunday: Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 68.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.

RADARCloudsTempsNWS Los Angeles




Washington DC US Capitol (Robert Jones/Pixabay)

 WASH DC FORECAST … 

Overnight Wednesday/Thursday: Mostly cloudy, light rain around 9pm. Low 53. Winds from south, shifting from northeast around midnight, calm to 7 MPH.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. Northwest wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44. Northwest wind 5 to 9 mph.

Friday: A chance of showers after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday Night: A chance of showers, mainly before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Saturday: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60. North wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Saturday Night: A chance of rain before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 62.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44.

RADARCloudsTempsNWS Baltimore/Washington

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