National Weather Service Forecast for: De Kalb IL
Issued by: National Weather Service Chicago, IL
Updated: 1:55 am CDT Aug 20, 2026
 
Overnight

Overnight: Patchy fog.  Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 58. North northeast wind around 5 mph.
Patchy Fog

Thursday

Thursday: Patchy fog before 8am.  Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 80. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the afternoon.
Patchy Fog
then Sunny

Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. Calm wind becoming east southeast around 5 mph.
Partly Cloudy

Friday

Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Chance
Showers then
Showers
Likely
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 1am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 10 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Showers
Likely then
Chance
T-storms
Saturday

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 77.
Sunny

Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57.
Mostly Clear

Sunday

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 75.
Sunny

Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Partly Cloudy

Lo 58 °F Hi 80 °F Lo 59 °F Hi 79 °F Lo 62 °F Hi 77 °F Lo 57 °F Hi 75 °F Lo 56 °F

Hazardous Weather Outlook
 

Overnight
 
Patchy fog. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 58. North northeast wind around 5 mph.
Thursday
 
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 80. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
 
Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. Calm wind becoming east southeast around 5 mph.
Friday
 
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday Night
 
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday
 
Sunny, with a high near 77.
Saturday Night
 
Mostly clear, with a low around 57.
Sunday
 
Sunny, with a high near 75.
Sunday Night
 
Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Monday
 
Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
Monday Night
 
Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Tuesday
 
Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.
Tuesday Night
 
Partly cloudy, with a low around 62.
Wednesday
 
Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for De Kalb IL.