Harwood Heights, Illinois Weather
Harwood Heights, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for Harwood Heights, Cook County.
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About Harwood Heights, Illinois
Harwood Heights unfolds as a mosaic of suburban resilience, a place where the flat prairie land, characteristic of this corner of Cook County, meets the steady pulse of everyday life. It lies 3.5 miles south-south-east of Park Ridge, IL (from Park Ridge, IL: bearing 151°T), and is situated 8.8 miles north-north-west of Cicero. The terrain here is largely unassuming, a gentle stretch of earth that supports well-tended lawns and sturdy homes, each with its own small patch of sky overhead. Streetlights cast a warm, consistent glow as dusk settles, blurring the edges of sidewalks and turning familiar driveways into lanes of soft amber light. There's a quiet dignity in the way the houses stand, a sense of settled belonging that permeates the air, a feeling of being grounded, even as the distant hum of larger thoroughfares reminds you of the sprawling metropolis it is a part of. The story of Harwood Heights is one of post-war growth and the quiet accumulation of lives, a narrative woven from the threads of modest ambition and community building. Originally farmland and open spaces, the area saw significant development in the mid-20th century, attracting families seeking a slice of suburban peace. Its local economy has long been tied to the broader Chicago area, with residents commuting to a wide array of industries, though a strong retail presence, particularly around the presence of a large shopping center, provides local employment and a hub for neighborhood activity. The very air here seems to carry a faint echo of the laughter from playgrounds and the steady rhythm of lawnmowers on summer afternoons, a testament to the generations that have called Harwood Heights home.
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| Location | Harwood Heights, Cook County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 41.967253°N, 87.807561°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 60706 |
| Area Code | 630, 331 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Harwood Heights, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Harwood Heights, 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 Harwood Heights includes coordinates 41.967253°N, 87.807561°W, situated in Cook County. ZIP code 60706. Telephone area code: 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.
