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Wind, waves & weather forecast Chicago Buoy

50°
13 mph
Northeast
54 °F
Report from local weather station at 04:50 local time

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Last update: 23:36 local time / Next update: 05:50 local time / This forecast is based on the GFS model
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Friday, May 22

Wind
Weather
Waves
04h
76.83°
11
19
99.95%
12
1019
41.91°
0.8
5
04h
76.83°
6 m/s
max 10
99.95%
12 °C
1019 hPa
41.91°
0.8 m
5 s
07h
81.78°
13
21
99.95%
11
1019
59.78°
0.9
5
07h
81.78°
7 m/s
max 11
99.95%
11 °C
1019 hPa
59.78°
0.9 m
5 s
10h
75.01°
11
17
99.95%
13
1018
61.22°
0.9
5
10h
75.01°
6 m/s
max 9
99.95%
13 °C
1018 hPa
61.22°
0.9 m
5 s
13h
52.22°
10
14
99.95%
15
1016
59.91°
0.8
5
13h
52.22°
5 m/s
max 7
99.95%
15 °C
1016 hPa
59.91°
0.8 m
5 s
16h
39.54°
10
14
99.95%
15
1014
50.81°
0.7
4
16h
39.54°
5 m/s
max 7
99.95%
15 °C
1014 hPa
50.81°
0.7 m
4 s
19h
79.54°
11
19
99.95%
15
1013
45.34°
0.8
4
19h
79.54°
5 m/s
max 10
99.95%
15 °C
1013 hPa
45.34°
0.8 m
4 s
22h
94.32°
12
22
99.95%
15
1013
57.62°
0.8
4
22h
94.32°
6 m/s
max 11
99.95%
15 °C
1013 hPa
57.62°
0.8 m
4 s

Saturday, May 23

Wind
Weather
Waves
01h
92.3°
8
11
99.95%
Rain
0.4
14
1013
64.31°
0.7
4
01h
92.3°
4 m/s
max 6
99.95%Rain
0.4 mm
14 °C
1013 hPa
64.31°
0.7 m
4 s
04h
56.36°
7
11
99.95%
13
1012
59.81°
0.6
4
04h
56.36°
4 m/s
max 6
99.95%
13 °C
1012 hPa
59.81°
0.6 m
4 s
07h
45.54°
6
10
99.95%
13
1013
54.34°
0.6
4
07h
45.54°
3 m/s
max 5
99.95%
13 °C
1013 hPa
54.34°
0.6 m
4 s
10h
359.47°
5
6
99.37%
13
1013
47.94°
0.5
4
10h
359.47°
3 m/s
max 3
99.37%
13 °C
1013 hPa
47.94°
0.5 m
4 s
13h
359.77°
6
6
95.75%
14
1014
41.09°
0.5
4
13h
359.77°
3 m/s
max 3
95.75%
14 °C
1014 hPa
41.09°
0.5 m
4 s
16h
40.04°
7
8
19.16%
15
1013
34.72°
0.4
4
16h
40.04°
4 m/s
max 4
19.16%
15 °C
1013 hPa
34.72°
0.4 m
4 s
19h
75.4°
5
6
18.2%
14
1014
28.52°
0.4
4
19h
75.4°
3 m/s
max 3
18.2%
14 °C
1014 hPa
28.52°
0.4 m
4 s
22h
66.25°
5
8
61.43%
13
1014
23.66°
0.3
4
22h
66.25°
3 m/s
max 4
61.43%
13 °C
1014 hPa
23.66°
0.3 m
4 s

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General

This is the wind, wave and weather forecast for Chicago Buoy in Illinois, United States of America. Windfinder specializes in wind, waves, tides and weather reports & forecasts for wind related sports like kitesurfing, windsurfing, surfing, sailing, fishing or paragliding.

Forecast

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