Archival Weather
Chicago Midway Intl
Chicago, Illinois (KMDW)
Report from: Thursday, July 26, 2012 3:46 AM CDT
Current time: Monday, May 20, 2024 9:37 PM CDT
Current weather – Weather history – Daily summaries
Weather forecast
| Present weather | Light thunderstorm with rain |
|---|---|
| Temperature | 28.0°C (82.4°F) |
| Heat index | 29.9°C (85.8°F) |
| Dew point | 20.0°C (68.0°F) |
| Winds | 17 kts (8.7 m/s, 19.6 mph) South-Southwest (210°) |
| Wind gusts | 23 kts (11.8 m/s, 26.5 mph) |
| Peak wind | 26 kts (13.4 m/s, 29.9 mph) Northwest (310°) at 08:11 |
| Visibility | 10 mi. (16.1 km) |
| Clouds | Scattered clouds with cumulonimbus 5,500 ft. (1,676 m) Ceiling: Broken clouds 8,000 ft. (2,438 m) Broken clouds 10,000 ft. (3,048 m) Overcast 16,000 ft. (4,877 m) |
| Altimeter | 29.72 in.Hg (1006 mB) |
| Precipitiation | Trace |
| Precip. events | Thunderstorm began 8:30 AM Rain began 8:12 AM |
| Relative humidity | 62 % |
| Density altitude | 2,042 ft. (623 m) |
| Remarks | System requires maintenance Special weather observation Automated weather observing station with precipitation discriminator Pressure rising rapidly Lightning observed: cloud to ground, intra cloud, cloud to cloud Continuous southwest northwest and east thunderstorm southwest northwest and east moving northeast |
| Flight conditions | Visual Meteorological Conditions |
| Raw data | 2012-07-26 08:46 KMDW 260846Z 21017G23KT 10SM -TSRA SCT055CB BKN080 BKN100 OVC160 28/20 A2972 RMK AO2 PK WND 31026/0811 WSHFT 0830 TSB30RAB12 PRESRR CONS LTGCGICCC VC SW-NW AND E TS SW-NW AND E MOV NE P0000 $ SPECI |