Baldwin, Illinois Weather
Baldwin, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Baldwin, Cook County.
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About Baldwin, Illinois
Baldwin spreads itself across a landscape that feels both settled and aspiring, a place where the flat, rich earth of northeastern Illinois yields to a gentle undulation that hints at the distant push of glacial moraines. It lies 2.3 miles north-north-west of Palatine, IL (from Palatine, IL: bearing 327°T), and is situated 7.3 miles north of Schaumburg. The sky here seems a particularly expansive canvas, often painted with the broad strokes of cumulus clouds that cast fleeting shadows across fields of corn and soy, their stalks rustling with a dry, papery whisper in the prairie breeze. The air, particularly after a rain, carries the clean scent of damp soil and the sweet perfume of ripening crops, a constant reminder of the land's enduring generosity. Roads, straight as an arrow for miles, slice through this verdant expanse, leading the eye towards the horizon where the occasional water tower punctuates the otherwise unbroken sweep of green and gold. The story of Baldwin is one of agriculture and quiet perseverance, a community that grew from the fertile soil and the ingenuity of those who first tilled it. Early settlers found a rich agricultural heritage here, and that connection to the land remains a palpable force in the local economy, with farms dotting the surrounding countryside and their bounty feeding the wider region. While not a hub of heavy industry, the rhythm of Baldwin is dictated by the planting and harvesting seasons, a cycle that shapes daily life and fosters a strong sense of shared purpose. There are no grand monuments or bustling tourist attractions, but rather the quiet dignity of well-maintained homes, the welcoming glow of porch lights at dusk, and the enduring spirit of a place that has found its strength in the simple, honest work of the earth.
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| Location | Baldwin, Cook County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 42.138081°N, 88.058686°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 60067, 62217 |
| Area Code | 312, 773, 217 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Baldwin, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Baldwin, 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 Baldwin includes coordinates 42.138081°N, 88.058686°W, situated in Cook County. ZIP code 60067, 62217. Telephone area code: 312, 773, 217. 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.
