Olympia Fields, IL Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

Current Conditions From Nearby Local Station

Partly Cloudy 37°F
Feels Like 32°F  
Humidity 59% Dew Point 24°F Wind SW 6 MPH Gusts 6 Barometer 29.01 in.
Report from a MADIS/MESONET weather station 1.6 mi. SW of central Olympia Fields
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Point Forecast at a Glance

WedDec 17
Wed Dec 17: Mostly Sunny, High 42F, Low 42F
42
42
ThuDec 18
Thu Dec 18: Rain, High 50F, Low 16F
100%
50
16
FriDec 19
Fri Dec 19: Mostly Sunny, High 28F, Low 24F
28
24
SatDec 20
Sat Dec 20: Mostly Cloudy, High 45F, Low 22F
45
22
SunDec 21
Sun Dec 21: Mostly Sunny, High 32F, Low 22F
32
22
MonDec 22
Mon Dec 22: Partly Sunny, High 36F, Low 31F
36
31
TueDec 23
Tue Dec 23: Mostly Cloudy, High 43F
43
 

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7-Day Temperature Trend

Week Ahead Summary

Significant warming trend with high temperatures climbing from 42°F to 43°F, reaching a high of 45°F. Some rain possible with at least 2 days showing precipitation chances of 20% or higher.

Climate Context

Temperatures are expected to be near normal for this time of year, with highs around 37°F and lows around 23°F.

This Date in Weather History

1924 - A severe icestorm struck central Illinois. It coated the ground with nearly two inches of glaze at Springfield. The storm caused 21 million dollars damage along with much hardship. Ice was on the trees until the 4th of January, and electricity was not restored until January 10th.

More on this and other weather history

Olympia Fields, IL 7 Day Weather Forecast Details

Wednesday Dec 17

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. West wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 10 mph.

Drizzle

Night: Rain or drizzle likely after 3am. Increasing clouds, with a temperature rising to around 42 by 5am. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Thursday Dec 18

Rain

Day: Rain, mainly before 3pm. Temperature rising to near 50 by noon, then falling to around 37 during the remainder of the day. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Rain And Snow

Night: A chance of rain and snow before 9pm, then a chance of snow between 9pm and midnight, then a chance of flurries after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. Wind chill values as low as zero. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday Dec 19

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 28. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 10 to 20 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24.

Saturday Dec 20

Mostly Cloudy

Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 22.

Sunday Dec 21

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 32.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 22.

Monday Dec 22

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 36.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31.

Tuesday Dec 23

Mostly Cloudy

Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43.


About Olympia Fields, IL

Olympia Fields is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 4,718 as of the 2020 census. It is a southern suburb of Chicago. The municipality grew up around the prestigious Olympia Fields Country Club, originally established in 1915. Olympia Fields is noteworthy as one of the wealthiest and best educated, majority African-American communities in the United States. The village's zip code (60461) is one of three majority African American communities which rank among the top five percent in the U.S. for median household income and share of adults with college degrees, and Olympia Fields also has the highest black homeownership rate in the country among majority-black municipalities.

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