Hail in Chicago, IL
Since January 2025, radar estimated hail within 5 miles of Chicago on 5 days. The biggest estimate: 2 in or larger (hen egg), on Mon, Jul 27, 2026. Hail was reported to the National Weather Service within 10 miles on 4 days.
Still loading: radar estimates go back to Wed, Oct 14, 2020, and the earlier years are being added.
By year: 2026: 5 · 2025: 2
Every hail day
- Sun, Aug 9, 2026
Radar estimate within 5 miles: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported within 10 miles.
- Mon, Jul 27, 2026
Radar estimate within 5 miles: 2 in or larger (hen egg)
Reported within 10 miles- 1.25 in, 1.3 mi S (1 W Northerly Island, IL)
- 1.5 in, 8.2 mi S (1 E Greater Grand Cross, IL)
- 1 in, 10 mi NW (1 NW West Ridge - Chica, IL)
- Fri, Jul 3, 2026
Radar estimate within 5 miles: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported within 10 miles.
- Mon, Mar 30, 2026Reported within 10 miles
- 2 in, 8.7 mi W (Berwyn, IL)
- Tue, Mar 10, 2026Reported within 10 miles
- 1.25 in, 2 mi S (1 N Douglas - Chicago, IL)
- Sat, Aug 16, 2025
Radar estimate within 5 miles: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported within 10 miles.
- Thu, May 15, 2025
Radar estimate within 5 miles: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported within 10 miles- 1 in, 6.7 mi N (1 W Uptown - Chicago, IL)
Measured from Chicago's centre: radar estimates within 5 miles, reports within 10. Radar estimates come from NOAA's MRMS estimated hail size (MESH), the largest hail the radar estimates aloft on a ~1 km grid. They often run larger than the hail that reached the ground, and they aren't an observation at any address. Reports are what people reported to the National Weather Service. Neither is proof of damage or an official record for an insurance claim.