Forest View, Illinois Weather
Forest View, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Forest View, Cook County.
Full aviation weather for Forest View is published on the Chicago Midway International Airport (KMDW) page, 4 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 Forest View 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 Forest View: Chicago O'Hare International Airport (KORD) 21 km · Lansing Municipal Airport (KIGQ) 38 km · Gary/Chicago International Airport (KGYY) 38 km · Bult Field (KC56) 49 km · Hobart Sky Ranch Airport (K3HO) 52 km
Conditions reported at KMDW describe the airfield itself. Weather 4 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Forest View specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Forest View.
About Forest View, Illinois
Forest View sprawls with a quiet dignity, a tapestry of asphalt and mature oaks that speak of a time when the land offered a different kind of promise. It lies 2.9 miles south of Berwyn, IL (from Berwyn, IL: bearing 180°T), and is situated 7.9 miles west-south-west of Chicago. The terrain here, a gentle flatness characteristic of this part of Cook County, is punctuated by the occasional rise and fall of residential streets, each lined with homes that bear the marks of generations. A subtle, earthy scent often hangs in the air, a blend of damp soil and exhaust fumes, a constant reminder of the industrious spirit that pulses beneath the surface. The sky above Forest View can be a vast, pale canvas on clear days, or a brooding expanse of grey, mirroring the ever-shifting moods of the Midwest. This corner of Illinois carries the echoes of its industrial past, a history deeply intertwined with the manufacturing and distribution that once defined its character. The local economy, though diversified now, still hums with the activity of businesses that serve the wider metropolitan region, a network of commerce that flows through the very arteries of Forest View. While no grand natural wonders dominate the immediate landscape, the persistent green of established trees and the occasional glint of water from nearby channels offer pockets of natural respite. The rhythm of life here is one of steady progress, a measured pace that allows for both the demands of work and the simple pleasures of community.
Live animated radar for Forest View 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 | Forest View, Cook County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 41.808643°N, 87.79339°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 60402 |
| Area Code | 708 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Forest View, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Forest View, 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 Forest View includes coordinates 41.808643°N, 87.793390°W, situated in Cook County. ZIP code 60402. 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.
