East Hazel Crest, Illinois Weather
East Hazel Crest, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for East Hazel Crest, Cook County.
Full aviation weather for East Hazel Crest is published on the Lansing Municipal Airport (KIGQ) page, 11 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 East Hazel Crest 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 East Hazel Crest: Gary/Chicago International Airport (KGYY) 20 km · Bult Field (KC56) 22 km · Chicago Midway International Airport (KMDW) 25 km · Hobart Sky Ranch Airport (K3HO) 32 km · Lowell Airport (KC97) 40 km
Conditions reported at KIGQ describe the airfield itself. Weather 11 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at East Hazel Crest specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About East Hazel Crest, Illinois
East Hazel Crest unfolds as a quiet, unassuming pocket of Cook County, where the broad, open skies of the Illinois landscape meet the steady hum of suburban life. It lies 4.7 miles north of Chicago Heights, IL (from Chicago Heights, IL: bearing 353°T), and is situated 7.6 miles west of Hammond. The terrain, generally flat with subtle, almost imperceptible swells, is crisscrossed by a network of residential streets lined with modest homes, their lawns often boasting the vibrant green of midwestern summers. Mature trees, their branches reaching outward like welcoming arms, offer dappled shade, and the air, particularly in the late afternoon, carries a faint, sweet scent of mown grass and distant blossoms. Here, the pace of existence feels measured, a gentle cadence that allows for the careful observation of small details – the way sunlight catches the dew on a spider's web, or the contented sigh of a neighbor watering their garden. The history of East Hazel Crest is interwoven with the broader narrative of Chicagoland's expansion, a story of communities blossoming along the arteries of commerce and industry. While specific grand landmarks may not dominate the skyline, the local economy here has historically been shaped by its proximity to larger urban centers and the transportation networks that connect them. This has fostered a character of steady, practical enterprise, rather than dramatic booms or busts. The community’s distinctive charm lies not in singular, monumental attractions, but in the collective spirit of its residents, the shared experience of raising families and building lives in a place that offers a sense of belonging, a quiet dignity in its everyday rhythms.
Live animated radar for East Hazel Crest 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 | East Hazel Crest, Cook County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 41.573646°N, 87.646435°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 60429 |
| Area Code | 708 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This East Hazel Crest, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for East Hazel Crest, 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 East Hazel Crest includes coordinates 41.573646°N, 87.646435°W, situated in Cook County. ZIP code 60429. 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.
