East Hazel Crest, Illinois Weather
East Hazel Crest, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for East Hazel Crest, Cook County.
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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.
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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 | July 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, 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 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. 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.
