Calumet Park, Illinois Weather
Calumet Park, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Calumet Park, Cook County.
Full aviation weather for Calumet Park is published on the Chicago Midway International Airport (KMDW) page, 16 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 Calumet Park 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 Calumet Park: Lansing Municipal Airport (KIGQ) 18 km · Gary/Chicago International Airport (KGYY) 21 km · Bult Field (KC56) 32 km · Hobart Sky Ranch Airport (K3HO) 35 km · Chicago O'Hare International Airport (KORD) 40 km
Conditions reported at KMDW describe the airfield itself. Weather 16 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Calumet Park specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Calumet Park, Illinois
Calumet Park unfolds as a broad green expanse along the Lake Michigan shoreline, a place where the wind carries the scent of damp earth and distant water. It lies 6.0 miles north-east of Oak Forest, IL (from Oak Forest, IL: bearing 46°T), and is situated 9.9 miles west-north-west of Hammond. The terrain here is a gentle descent towards the lake, a series of rolling meadows punctuated by stands of mature trees that offer dappled shade on warm afternoons. Paths, worn smooth by countless footsteps, meander through the park, inviting exploration of its varied topography, from the open fields that catch the prairie sky to the more intimate groves where the air feels hushed and still. The light here, especially in the late afternoon, has a particular quality, a softened luminescence that seems to cling to the grasses and the weathered bark of the oaks. This stretch of land, once part of the vast industrial engine of the region, now breathes a different kind of life into Calumet Park. Its history is tied to the ebb and flow of manufacturing, echoes of which can still be felt in the very character of the surrounding neighborhoods. The park itself, however, has become a sanctuary, a place where the remnants of that industrial past are softened by the persistent reclaiming hand of nature. The economy of the nearby communities, while still bearing the imprint of its heritage, has diversified, yet the park remains a constant, a shared public space that fosters a quiet sense of community. Its most distinctive feature is this very duality—a place of robust natural beauty that holds the whispered memories of a more utilitarian era.
Live animated radar for Calumet Park 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 | Calumet Park, Cook County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 41.662812°N, 87.660604°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 60827 |
| Area Code | 630, 331 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Calumet Park, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Calumet Park, 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 Calumet Park includes coordinates 41.662812°N, 87.660604°W, situated in Cook County. ZIP code 60827. 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.
