Alsip, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for Alsip, Cook County.
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Alsip unfurls across a landscape shaped by the gentle, fertile plains of northeastern Illinois, a terrain where the horizon stretches wide and the sky feels vast, especially in the luminous moments before twilight. It lies 3.1 miles south-south-east of Oak Lawn, IL (from Oak Lawn, IL: bearing 161°T), and is situated 6.5 miles east-north-east of Orland Park. The land here is largely flat, a characteristic generosity of the prairie, crisscrossed by modest drainage ditches that carry the whispers of distant rainfall. Residential neighborhoods blend seamlessly into commercial zones, a testament to the pragmatic evolution of this place, where well-kept lawns and mature trees offer a quiet counterpoint to the hum of nearby thoroughfares. The air, particularly on a humid summer evening, carries the faint, sweet scent of cut grass and the distant murmur of traffic, a constant reminder of the enduring human endeavor shaping this corner of Cook County. The history of Alsip is woven into the agricultural roots of the region, a legacy that has since yielded to a robust industrial and commercial present. This area, once part of the sprawling farmland feeding a growing nation, now thrives on a diverse economy, its arteries carrying the flow of goods and services. The Mid-Continent Railway Museum, a touchstone for those who appreciate the iron horse and its role in westward expansion, stands as a distinctive landmark, offering a tangible link to the past. Moreover, Alsip's strategic position has long made it a hub for distribution and light manufacturing, fostering a steady, purposeful rhythm of daily life that underpins the community's character.
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| Location | Alsip, Cook County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 41.668922°N, 87.738662°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 60803 |
| Area Code | 630, 331 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Alsip, Illinois, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Alsip includes coordinates 41.668922°N, 87.738662°W, situated in Cook County. ZIP code 60803. Telephone area code: 630, 331. Timezone: Central Time (America/Chicago).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.