Glen Ellyn, Illinois Weather
Glen Ellyn, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for Glen Ellyn, DuPage County.
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About Glen Ellyn, Illinois
Glen Ellyn unfolds across the gentle swells of the prairie, a landscape where glacial history has smoothed the earth into rolling contours. It lies 2.2 miles east-north-east of Wheaton, IL (from Wheaton, IL: bearing 69°T), and is situated 7.6 miles north-north-east of Naperville. The terrain here, once an unbroken expanse of tallgrass, now plays host to a mosaic of mature trees lining residential streets and a generous scattering of public parks, their canopies creating pockets of cool shade on humid summer afternoons. The DuPage River, a modest waterway, threads its way through the heart of Glen Ellyn, its banks a verdant fringe of willows and cottonwoods, reflecting the wide Illinois sky. The air itself often carries a clean, earthy scent, especially after a rain, a whisper of the fertile soil that underpins it all. This place, Glen Ellyn, carries the echoes of its agricultural past in its very bones. Established in the late 19th century, its growth was spurred by the railroad, a ribbon of steel that brought settlers and commerce to this fertile land. The economy, though diversified now, still holds a connection to the abundance of the surrounding region, a legacy evident in the vibrant farmers' markets that spring up in warmer months. The charming downtown, with its independent shops and historic buildings, feels like a carefully preserved chapter of American small-town life, a testament to a community that values its heritage. A distinctive landmark, the historic Glen Ellyn Public Library, stands as a proud sentinel, its architecture a blend of old-world charm and practical purpose.
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| Location | Glen Ellyn, DuPage County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 41.877529°N, 88.067012°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 60137, 60138 |
| Area Code | 312, 773 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Glen Ellyn, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Glen Ellyn, 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 Glen Ellyn includes coordinates 41.877529°N, 88.067012°W, situated in DuPage County. ZIP code 60137, 60138. Telephone area code: 312, 773. 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.
