Chicago weekend weather
This weekend in Chicago, IL, model by model. Weekend forecasts are far enough out that the models often split — so we show you where.
Weekend
The models centre on about 73° across the weekend. Agreement is high — unusually solid for this far out. Rain chance reaches 96% on at least one model.
Sat
2026-08-01 — every model, side by sideNWSNational Blend (NBM)
73°
Light rain
AmericanNOAA GFS
71°
Showers
EuropeanECMWF
74°
Heavy rain
All 3 models land within 3° of each other for this day — that is a forecast you can plan on.
Sun
2026-08-02 — every model, side by sideNWSNational Blend (NBM)
73°
Partly cloudy
AmericanNOAA GFS
73°
Light drizzle
EuropeanECMWF
73°
Light drizzle
All 3 models land within 1° of each other for this day — that is a forecast you can plan on.
Where the models disagree
temperature and rain, judged separatelyThe models often agree on temperature and still split on rain — and rain is usually what decides whether a plan survives. A wide rain range means the shower is genuinely uncertain, not that the forecast is wrong.
Common questions
Will it rain this weekend?
At least one model puts the weekend rain chance as high as 96%. Weekend forecasts sit far enough ahead that models frequently disagree on showers — when they do, no single app can honestly tell you it will or will not rain.
How reliable is a weekend forecast?
It depends how far away the weekend is. Forecast error grows steadily with lead time, so a Saturday forecast made on Friday is far stronger than one made the previous Monday. The honest signal is model agreement: when they converge the forecast is solid, and when they spread the weekend is genuinely uncertain.