Alsip, Illinois Weather
Alsip, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Alsip, Cook County.
Full aviation weather for Alsip is published on the Chicago Midway International Airport (KMDW) page, 13 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted. 6 airfields within reach of Alsip have their own pages, listed below.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Other airports near Alsip: Lansing Municipal Airport (KIGQ) 23 km · Gary/Chicago International Airport (KGYY) 28 km · Bult Field (KC56) 33 km · Chicago O'Hare International Airport (KORD) 37 km · Hobart Sky Ranch Airport (K3HO) 42 km
Conditions reported at KMDW describe the airfield itself. Weather 13 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Alsip specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Alsip, Illinois
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.
Live animated radar for Alsip and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
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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 | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Alsip, Illinois Weather Page
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, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. 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. 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.
