Elmwood, Illinois Weather
Elmwood, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Elmwood, Lake County.
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About Elmwood, Illinois
Elmwood rests in a landscape shaped by the slow hand of glaciers, where rolling terrain gives way to pockets of woodland and fertile fields. It lies 5.7 miles south-west of Mundelein, IL (from Mundelein, IL: bearing 234°T), and is situated 7.8 miles north-north-west of Palatine. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries a subtle coolness, a promise of the changing seasons that can be felt on the skin. Mature oaks, their branches reaching like aged arms, stand sentinel over the gentle slopes, their leaves whispering secrets to the persistent breeze. The sky above Elmwood often stretches in vast, unbroken expanses, a canvas for the dramatic brushstrokes of dawn and dusk. The story of Elmwood is one of quiet perseverance and agricultural roots, a place where the fertile soil has long dictated the rhythm of life. Generations have worked the land, their endeavors contributing to a local economy built on the bounty of the earth, from the corn and soybeans that blanket the surrounding countryside to the dairy farms that once dotted the horizon. While Elmwood may not boast grand monuments, it holds the quiet dignity of a place that has steadily grown, its history woven into the very fabric of its streets and the enduring spirit of its people.
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| Location | Elmwood, Lake County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 42.214746°N, 88.093411°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 60047, 61529 |
| Area Code | 312, 773, 815 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Elmwood, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Elmwood, 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 Elmwood includes coordinates 42.214746°N, 88.093411°W, situated in Lake County. ZIP code 60047, 61529. Telephone area code: 312, 773, 815. 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.
