Countryside, Illinois Weather
Countryside, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Countryside, Kendall County.
Full aviation weather for Countryside is published on the Aurora Municipal Airport (KARR) page, 12 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: Cushing Field Ltd Airport (K0C8) 21 km · Hinckley Airport (K0C2) 24 km · Morris Municipal Airport James R. Washburn field (KC09) 27 km · Bolingbrook's Clow International Airport (K1C5) 27 km · Joliet Regional Airport (KJOT) 28 km
Conditions reported at KARR describe the airfield itself. Weather 12 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Countryside specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Countryside.
About Countryside, Illinois
Countryside stretches across a broad, fertile plain, where the sky seems to hold a more expansive dominion than elsewhere. It lies 5.2 miles west-south-west of Oswego, IL (from Oswego, IL: bearing 255°T), and is situated 9.4 miles south-west of Aurora. Vast fields of corn and soybeans, their green and gold hues shifting with the wind, dominate the landscape, punctuated by the darker, richer soil of freshly plowed earth. Scattered farmsteads, their silos reaching stoically towards the heavens, are the only structures to break the horizon, each surrounded by a cluster of weathered barns and outbuildings. The air here carries the faint, sweet scent of ripening grain and the earthy musk of damp soil, a perfume that deepens as the sun begins its slow descent, casting long, honey-colored shadows across the land. Occasional stands of mature oak and maple trees, remnants of a wilder past, provide pockets of deep shade, their leaves rustling with a sound that seems to echo the quiet hum of the agricultural engine that powers this place. The history of Countryside is inextricably tied to the rich prairie soil, a legacy of settlers who recognized its immense agricultural potential and transformed it into the breadbasket it is today. Early farming communities, drawn by the promise of fertile land, established a way of life built on hard work and resilience, a spirit that still imbues the local economy. While agriculture remains the bedrock, supporting families through generations of planting and harvesting, a quiet diversification has taken root. Small, independent businesses, from family-owned hardware stores to artisanal food producers, contribute to the local character, their storefronts displaying goods that speak of practical needs and local pride. The occasional rumble of a freight train, carrying the fruits of the land to distant markets, is a constant reminder of Countryside's enduring connection to the broader world, a subtle pulse beneath the prevailing stillness.
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, Kendall County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 41.663641°N, 88.448962°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 41.663641°N, 88.448962°W, situated in Kendall 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.
