Berkeley, Illinois Weather
Berkeley, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Berkeley, Cook County.
Full aviation weather for Berkeley is published on the Chicago O'Hare International Airport (KORD) page, 10 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. 5 airfields within reach of Berkeley 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 Berkeley: Chicago Midway International Airport (KMDW) 17 km · Lansing Municipal Airport (KIGQ) 50 km · Gary/Chicago International Airport (KGYY) 51 km · Bult Field (KC56) 60 km
Conditions reported at KORD describe the airfield itself. Weather 10 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Berkeley specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Berkeley, Illinois
Berkeley, Illinois, unfolds as a landscape of modest, residential plains, where the land lies with a quiet humility under the vast Midwestern sky. It lies 2.0 miles east-south-east of Elmhurst, IL (from Elmhurst, IL: bearing 111°T), and is situated 8.3 miles west-north-west of Cicero. Streets are laid out in a grid, a human-made order imposed upon the gently sloping terrain, and mature trees, planted with a hopeful vision generations ago, now cast generous shadows across manicured lawns and modest homes. The air here, particularly in the late afternoon when the sun begins its descent, carries a peculiar clarity, a clean scent of freshly cut grass and distant exhaust fumes, hinting at the ceaseless, though muted, activity of daily life. It is a place where the horizon feels ever-present, a soft curve against the endless blue, and the sounds that rise are often the laughter of children and the distant hum of traffic on larger arteries, a constant murmur of connection to the wider world. The history of Berkeley is one of gradual settlement and suburban growth, an evolution from open fields to a community woven into the economic tapestry of the greater Chicago metropolitan area. Its origins are rooted in the agricultural past of the region, a time when this land was primarily cultivated for sustenance, but as the 20th century progressed, Berkeley transformed into a residential haven for those seeking a more tranquil existence while remaining within reach of urban opportunities. The local economy, like many in its neighboring municipalities, is largely supported by a mix of service industries, small businesses, and the commuting workforce. While Berkeley may not boast grand monuments or world-renowned institutions, its character is defined by the steady diligence of its residents and the enduring spirit of a community that has steadily built itself, piece by piece, into a stable and familiar presence on the Illinois prairie.
Live animated radar for Berkeley 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Berkeley, Cook County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 41.888919°N, 87.903396°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 60163, 60164 |
| Area Code | 312, 773 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Berkeley, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Berkeley, 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 Berkeley includes coordinates 41.888919°N, 87.903396°W, situated in Cook County. ZIP code 60163, 60164. Telephone area code: 312, 773. 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.
