Countryside, Illinois Weather
Countryside, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Countryside, Cook County.
Full aviation weather for Countryside is published on the Chicago Midway International Airport (KMDW) 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. 6 airfields within reach of Countryside 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 Countryside: Chicago O'Hare International Airport (KORD) 22 km · Lansing Municipal Airport (KIGQ) 40 km · Gary/Chicago International Airport (KGYY) 43 km · Bult Field (KC56) 48 km · Hobart Sky Ranch Airport (K3HO) 57 km
Conditions reported at KMDW describe the airfield itself. Weather 10 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Countryside specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Countryside, Illinois
Countryside unfolds as a landscape of gentle, rolling terrain, a mosaic of emerald fields and stoic woodlands that meet the vast, often bruised-purple sky of the Midwest. It lies 6.1 miles west-north-west of Burbank, IL (from Burbank, IL: bearing 304°T), and is situated 7.7 miles south-west of Cicero. Here, the air carries a clean, sharp scent of damp earth and the distant hum of unseen highways, a constant reminder of the proximity of urban sprawl to this quieter expanse. Mature oaks, their branches gnarled like ancient hands, punctuate the horizons, while along the low-lying areas, the land softens into marshy fringes, alive with the rustle of unseen creatures and the vibrant green of reeds. The quality of light here is particularly striking, especially as the sun begins its descent, casting long, painterly shadows that stretch and distort the familiar contours of the land into something altogether more profound and still. This stretch of Cook County, where Countryside resides, carries the echoes of its agricultural past, its fields once diligently tilled by generations seeking sustenance from the rich prairie soil. Though the farms have receded, replaced in part by the suburban pulse and the steady thrum of commerce, a resilient spirit of self-sufficiency persists. The local economy, once anchored by the bounty of the land, now finds its footing in a blend of light industry and service, with businesses that serve the immediate needs of residents and the wider region. A notable characteristic of Countryside is its unassuming accessibility, a place where the quietude of nature is never too far removed from the conveniences of modern life, offering a unique balance for those who call it home.
Live animated radar for Countryside 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 | Countryside, Cook County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 41.782809°N, 87.878114°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 60560, 60525 |
| Area Code | 708 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Countryside, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Countryside, 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 Countryside includes coordinates 41.782809°N, 87.878114°W, situated in Cook County. ZIP code 60560, 60525. Telephone area code: 708. 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.
