Rainbow City · first 14 days — live forecast · rest of month — climate corridor
🗺️ 14-day forecast map
Rainbow City & neighbors — hit play
Every city on the map carries real forecast data from the same models as its city page, refreshed several times a day. The icon is the day's overall look; the number is the afternoon high.
Next 14 days at a glance
from the model forecast
Hottest day
98°
Sun, Aug 23
Coldest night
68°
Tue, Aug 25
Days with precip
4 / 14
of 14 forecast days
Nicest day
Sat, Aug 29
mild, dry, light wind
The next 4 weekends
plan ahead
Sat 29 – Sun 30 Aug
90° 70°
17% precip chance
Sat 5 – Sun 6 Sep
87° 66°
typical range
Sat 12 – Sun 13 Sep
82° 65°
typical range
Sat 19 – Sun 20 Sep
83° 63°
typical range
30 days — Rainbow City
14 forecast + 16 climatology
Sun · Today Sunny
98°71°5%⌄
Wind8 mph NW
Gusts17 mph
UV index9 – Very high
Precip chance5%
Sunrise06:11
Sunset19:21
Mon · Tomorrow Sunny
89°69°6%⌄
Wind9 mph NW
Gusts16 mph
UV index9 – Very high
Precip chance6%
Sunrise06:12
Sunset19:20
Tuesday 25/8 Sunny
91°68°5%⌄
Wind5 mph NE
Gusts15 mph
UV index9 – Very high
Precip chance5%
Sunrise06:13
Sunset19:19
Wednesday 26/8 Showers
90°70°14.6 mm⌄
Wind9 mph W
Gusts17 mph
UV index9 – Very high
Precip chance84%
Sunrise06:13
Sunset19:18
Thursday 27/8 Fog
84°69°1.2 mm⌄
Wind7 mph SW
Gusts11 mph
UV index9 – Very high
Precip chance68%
Sunrise06:14
Sunset19:16
Friday 28/8 Fog
86°71°1.0 mm⌄
Wind6 mph N
Gusts14 mph
UV index8 – Very high
Precip chance61%
Sunrise06:15
Sunset19:15
Saturday 29/8 Sunny
89°70°5%⌄
Wind3 mph N
Gusts14 mph
UV index8 – Very high
Precip chance5%
Sunrise06:15
Sunset19:14
Sunday 30/8 Mostly cloudy
90°74°17%⌄
Wind5 mph NW
Gusts11 mph
UV index7 – High
Precip chance17%
Sunrise06:16
Sunset19:13
Monday 31/8 Mostly cloudy
90°73°11%⌄
Wind6 mph W
Gusts9 mph
UV index8 – Very high
Precip chance11%
Sunrise06:17
Sunset19:11
Tuesday 1/9 Mostly cloudy
91°75°17%⌄
Wind7 mph NW
Gusts11 mph
UV index8 – Very high
Precip chance17%
Sunrise06:17
Sunset19:10
Wednesday 2/9 Mostly cloudy
95°76°1.0 mm⌄
Wind10 mph W
Gusts21 mph
UV index8 – Very high
Precip chance45%
Sunrise06:18
Sunset19:09
Thursday 3/9 Sunny
90°71°0.6 mm⌄
Wind9 mph NW
Gusts18 mph
UV index8 – Very high
Precip chance36%
Sunrise06:19
Sunset19:07
Friday 4/9 Mostly cloudy
85°69°0.8 mm⌄
Wind5 mph N
Gusts13 mph
UV index7 – High
Precip chance50%
Sunrise06:19
Sunset19:06
Saturday 5/9 Showers
87°68°11.8 mm⌄
Wind4 mph W
Gusts14 mph
UV index7 – High
Precip chance79%
Sunrise06:20
Sunset19:05
Sunday 6/9 Rain (climatological)
84°66°6.5 mm⌄
Day≈78–89°
Night≈61–72°
Precip≈2.6 in / September
(climatological)Typical range for these dates · 1991–2020
Monday 7/9 Partly cloudy (climatological)
91°70°20%⌄
Day≈85–96°
Night≈65–76°
Precip≈2.6 in / September
(climatological)Typical range for these dates · 1991–2020
Tuesday 8/9 Partly cloudy (climatological)
87°68°20%⌄
Day≈82–92°
Night≈63–74°
Precip≈2.6 in / September
(climatological)Typical range for these dates · 1991–2020
Wednesday 9/9 Rain (climatological)
89°69°6.7 mm⌄
Day≈83–94°
Night≈64–75°
Precip≈2.6 in / September
(climatological)Typical range for these dates · 1991–2020
Thursday 10/9 Partly cloudy (climatological)
84°66°20%⌄
Day≈78–89°
Night≈61–72°
Precip≈2.6 in / September
(climatological)Typical range for these dates · 1991–2020
Friday 11/9 Partly cloudy (climatological)
80°64°20%⌄
Day≈74–85°
Night≈58–69°
Precip≈2.6 in / September
(climatological)Typical range for these dates · 1991–2020
Saturday 12/9 Rain (climatological)
81°65°4.5 mm⌄
Day≈76–87°
Night≈59–70°
Precip≈2.6 in / September
(climatological)Typical range for these dates · 1991–2020
Sunday 13/9 Partly cloudy (climatological)
82°65°20%⌄
Day≈77–88°
Night≈60–71°
Precip≈2.6 in / September
(climatological)Typical range for these dates · 1991–2020
Monday 14/9 Partly cloudy (climatological)
87°68°20%⌄
Day≈81–92°
Night≈63–73°
Precip≈2.6 in / September
(climatological)Typical range for these dates · 1991–2020
Tuesday 15/9 Rain (climatological)
87°68°8.9 mm⌄
Day≈81–92°
Night≈63–73°
Precip≈2.6 in / September
(climatological)Typical range for these dates · 1991–2020
Wednesday 16/9 Partly cloudy (climatological)
89°69°20%⌄
Day≈83–94°
Night≈64–74°
Precip≈2.6 in / September
(climatological)Typical range for these dates · 1991–2020
Thursday 17/9 Partly cloudy (climatological)
85°67°20%⌄
Day≈79–90°
Night≈62–72°
Precip≈2.6 in / September
(climatological)Typical range for these dates · 1991–2020
Friday 18/9 Rain (climatological)
82°65°7.1 mm⌄
Day≈77–88°
Night≈60–71°
Precip≈2.6 in / September
(climatological)Typical range for these dates · 1991–2020
Saturday 19/9 Partly cloudy (climatological)
78°63°20%⌄
Day≈73–84°
Night≈58–68°
Precip≈2.6 in / September
(climatological)Typical range for these dates · 1991–2020
Sunday 20/9 Partly cloudy (climatological)
83°66°20%⌄
Day≈78–88°
Night≈60–71°
Precip≈2.6 in / September
(climatological)Typical range for these dates · 1991–2020
Monday 21/9 Rain (climatological)
90°70°6.5 mm⌄
Day≈84–95°
Night≈64–75°
Precip≈2.6 in / September
(climatological)Typical range for these dates · 1991–2020
How does a 30-day outlook work?
The first 14 days are a live model forecast. The back half of the month shows the typical range for those dates — useful for planning, not a literal prediction.
First 14 days: a real forecast, blended from NBM, ECMWF and GFS runs. Trust it most inside three days; by the second week treat it as a lean, not a promise.
Rest of the month: past day 14 we stop pretending to forecast and switch to the climate corridor — the range those dates have produced over three decades computed directly for Rainbow City, with mild week-to-week wiggle.
Good question for this page: "Is late August usually humid in Chicago?" Bad question: "Do I need an umbrella on the 29th?" — three weeks out no one knows, and that's the honest answer.