Grant Park, Illinois Weather
Grant Park, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Grant Park, Kankakee County.
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About Grant Park, Illinois
Grant Park rests on the broad shoulders of the Kankakee County prairie, a landscape where the horizon stretches with a quiet insistence. It lies 14.0 miles north-east of Kankakee, IL (from Kankakee, IL: bearing 53°T), and is situated 9.6 miles east of Manteno. Here, the land rolls gently, not with dramatic peaks or valleys, but with the subtle, patient contours of a land shaped by ancient waters and wind. The sky, immense and ever-present, often hangs a deep, luminous blue in summer, deepening to bruised purples and fiery oranges at dusk, casting long, ephemeral shadows across fields of ripening corn and soybeans. The air itself carries a particular stillness, broken only by the distant hum of machinery or the rustle of wind through the tall grasses that fringe the cultivated fields, a sound that speaks of boundless space and the slow, steady pulse of the agricultural heartland. The history of Grant Park is etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring spirit of its people and the fertile soil that has sustained them for generations. The area's economy has long been tied to the land, with agriculture forming the bedrock of its prosperity, the cycle of planting and harvest dictating the rhythm of life. Generations of families have worked these fields, their lives intertwined with the changing seasons. While no single industry dominates, a quiet industriousness pervades, a dedication to maintaining the land and building lives upon it. The town itself, though modest, possesses a character of quiet resilience, a testament to the enduring strength found in community and the deep connection to the earth.
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| Location | Grant Park, Kankakee County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 41.241145°N, 87.646149°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 61109, 60940 |
| Area Code | 847, 224, 630, 331 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Grant Park, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Grant Park, 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 Grant Park includes coordinates 41.241145°N, 87.646149°W, situated in Kankakee County. ZIP code 61109, 60940. Telephone area code: 847, 224, 630, 331. 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.
