Homewood, Illinois Weather
Homewood, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Homewood, Cook County.
Full aviation weather for Homewood is published on the Lansing Municipal Airport (KIGQ) page, 12 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 Homewood 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 Homewood: Bult Field (KC56) 20 km · Gary/Chicago International Airport (KGYY) 22 km · Chicago Midway International Airport (KMDW) 26 km · Hobart Sky Ranch Airport (K3HO) 34 km · Lowell Airport (KC97) 39 km
Conditions reported at KIGQ describe the airfield itself. Weather 12 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Homewood specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Homewood, Illinois
Homewood unfolds as a quiet expanse of verdant neighborhoods, where mature trees form leafy canopies over well-tended streets, their branches sketching intricate patterns against the wide, often bright, Illinois sky. It lies 3.9 miles north-north-west of Chicago Heights, IL (from Chicago Heights, IL: bearing 336°T), and is situated 8.7 miles west-south-west of Hammond. The terrain here is gently rolling, a subtle undulation that belies the flatness of the broader region, offering a sense of gentle enclosure to its residential pockets. You can feel the distinct seasons in the air; the crispness of autumn leaves underfoot, the heavy, humid breath of summer, and the sharp, clean bite of winter air. The character of Homewood is one of settled domesticity, a place where the rhythm of daily life seems to move with a purposeful, yet unhurried, cadence, punctuated by the distant hum of traffic on larger arteries. The history of Homewood is etched into its development as a desirable suburb, a place that grew outward from the expanding influence of Chicago. Its origins are tied to the railroad, a vital artery that brought settlers and commerce, shaping the very layout of the community. This connection to transport has fostered a local economy that thrives on a blend of service industries, retail, and a steady stream of commuters who contribute to the broader metropolitan workforce. Notable among its features are the well-preserved older homes that stand as quiet witnesses to earlier eras, their varied architectural styles a subtle narrative of changing tastes and eras. The presence of parks and recreational spaces, woven into the fabric of Homewood, speaks to a community that values outdoor life and shared spaces, offering a comforting constant amidst the flux of modern existence.
Live animated radar for Homewood 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 | Homewood, Cook County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 41.557257°N, 87.665602°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 60430 |
| Area Code | 708 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Homewood, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Homewood, 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 Homewood includes coordinates 41.557257°N, 87.665602°W, situated in Cook County. ZIP code 60430. 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.
