Chicago weather: Great travel weather ahead of warm Christmas

Fox 32 Meteorologist Mark Strehl has the forecast for Dec. 20, 2025.

CHICAGO - Compared to much of the last month, we have a fairly benign weekend in terms of weather in the Chicago area.

Fox 32 Meteorologist Mark Strehl has the forecast.

What to Expect:

Temperatures to start your Saturday were in the low to mid 30s, about 10 degrees warmer than they were just a day before.

Wind gusts were expected to be a factor with readings anywhere between around 15 to 30 mph through the area.

The high will reach near 40 degrees with partly cloudy conditions.