Calumet, Illinois Weather
Calumet, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Calumet, Cook County.
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About Calumet, Illinois
Calumet lies low, a landscape of broad horizons and a sky that stretches with a magnificent, unhurried grace. It lies 4.8 miles south-south-east of Hyde Park, IL (from Hyde Park, IL: bearing 153°T), and is situated 9.6 miles south-south-east of Chicago. Here, the terrain, a gentle flattening of the earth, is punctuated by the occasional rise of a weathered oak or the stoic silhouette of a water tower. The air, especially in the lingering warmth of late summer evenings, carries a faint, earthy perfume, a mix of drying grasses and the distant hum of industry. The light, when it catches the low-slung buildings and the flat expanse of fields, can lend an almost ethereal glow to the ordinary, transforming the mundane into something quietly profound. This is a place shaped by the relentless currents of industry and the enduring spirit of its people. Calumet bears the indelible marks of its past as a hub for manufacturing, a legacy still visible in the robust architecture and the practical, no-nonsense character of its neighborhoods. The local economy, though diversified, still echoes with the clang of metal and the memory of bustling factories that once powered a nation. You can feel the history here, not in grand monuments, but in the very texture of the streets, the enduring strength of community ties, and the quiet resilience that has always defined Calumet.
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| Location | Calumet, Cook County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 41.731702°N, 87.551435°W |
| Timezone | Central Time |
| ZIP Code(s) | 60617, 60409 |
| Area Code | 312, 773, 708 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Calumet, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Calumet, 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 Calumet includes coordinates 41.731702°N, 87.551435°W, situated in Cook County. ZIP code 60617, 60409. Telephone area code: 312, 773, 708. Timezone: Central Time.
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.
