The globe opens over Chicago (41.9° N, 87.6° W) with the latest satellite clouds and rain radar, and Chicago's place card open: its local time, current weather, sunrise and sunset, the Moon, and any alerts near it.
Below, as the page is served, are the alerts near Chicago and which sources were checked for them, its weather now and over the next day, its air quality, then its day on its own clock (America/Chicago): sunrise, sunset and the length of the day, golden and blue hour, the Moon's phase and when it's up, the coming week's sunsets, and the next full Moon and eclipses seen from Chicago; then what might cross its sky.
Alerts near Chicago
Also nearby, not warnings:
- Active fires detected5 satellite detections within 15 mi · NASA FIRMS. Satellites see heat, so this can also be a gas flare or industry rather than a wildfire.
Nothing more serious near Chicago at CST from what was checked: National Weather Service alerts, tropical cyclones, tsunami bulletins, earthquakes, GDACS disaster alerts, lightning, satellite fire detections and air quality. This page is not a warning service: in an emergency, follow your local authorities.
Weather over Chicago
- Nowclear night, 37°F, feels 28°F · wind WSW 12 mph · 0% cloud cover
- Next 24 hourshigh 59°F around , low 37°F around · under a 20% chance of rain
- Hour by hour 37°F, clear · 37°F, clear · 48°F, clear · 58°F, overcast · 56°F, clear · 48°F, clear · 44°F, clear · 40°F, clear
- Air qualitygood, US AQI 36 · modeled for the area by Copernicus CAMS, not measured by a monitor
From Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0), as of CST. A forecast, not a warning: for warnings, see the alerts above and your local authorities.
Sun and Moon over Chicago, Sun Nov 8
- Sunrises in the ESE, sets in the WSW, 31° up at its highest at · 10 h 5 min of daylight, 2 min 19 s shorter than yesterday
- Golden hourmorning to , evening to
- Blue hourmorning to , evening to
- Twilightfirst light , last light
- Moonnew Moon, 1% lit: rises in the ESE, sets in the WSW
- Next Moonsnew Mon Nov 9 at , full Tue Nov 24 at
- Sunsets aheadMon · Tue · Wed · Thu · Fri · Sat · Sun
- Next solar eclipse hereJan 14, 2029, partial: 58% of the Sun covered at , 26° up
- Next lunar eclipse hereJan 11, 2028, partial: at its deepest at , 60° up
Times on Chicago's clock (CST), worked out with astronomy-engine as this page was served.
Over Chicago
- Next ISS pass you can seeTue Nov 10 to · 46° high · SW → ENE · every pass
- Northern lightsnot expected within sight, forecast for · aurora forecast
How to read it
Chicago's Sun rises over Lake Michigan and sets inland, so the lakefront is the place for sunrise and a west-facing roof for sunset. Snow squalls off the lake in winter and lines of thunderstorms crossing the plains in spring and summer are what the city checks the radar for.
Chicago's longest day, around June 21, has 15 hours 14 minutes of daylight, and its shortest, around December 21, has 9 hours 8 minutes.
Sunset in Chicago comes earliest around December 7, at about 4:19 PM, and latest around June 25, at about 8:29 PM. That earliest sunset comes about 14 days before Chicago's shortest day, because the Sun's noon drifts against the clock through the year. Chicago's clocks change twice a year, so its sunset jumps by an hour on each of those days.
Chicago's evening golden hour, the Sun from 6° up to 4° below the horizon, lasts about 55 minutes around the equinoxes; at midsummer about 65 minutes.
Questions
What time is sunset in Chicago today?
The list on this page gives it, worked out for today on Chicago's clock, with the coming week's. Through the year Chicago's sunset moves between about 4:19 PM and about 8:29 PM.
When is golden hour in Chicago today?
The list gives Chicago's morning and evening golden hours, when the Sun is low and its light warm and long-shadowed, and the blue hours just outside them, on Chicago's clock.
When is the next full Moon in Chicago?
The list gives the date and time on Chicago's clock, with today's phase and when the Moon rises and sets there. It's full at the same moment everywhere on Earth, so what differs in Chicago is only the clock and when the Moon is up.
Are there any alerts near Chicago right now?
This page lists what's active near Chicago as it's served, with who issued it, and says which sources it checked and when, and which it couldn't. It's no warning service: in an emergency in Chicago, follow your local authorities.
What's the weather doing over Chicago right now?
This page gives Chicago's conditions now and its next day hour by hour, with the chance of rain or snow, from Open-Meteo. The globe shows the latest satellite clouds and rain radar over Chicago: drag it to see what's coming.
What is the air quality in Chicago today?
This page gives Chicago's US AQI as it's served, with the EPA's word for its band. It comes from Copernicus's CAMS forecast through Open-Meteo: a model for the area around Chicago rather than a monitor's reading, so a station nearby can differ.
Are the northern lights ever visible from Chicago?
In a strong geomagnetic storm, a few nights in a busy year, usually low on Chicago's northern horizon and best away from the city's lights. This page says what NOAA's OVATION forecast gives for Chicago over the next hour or so.
