Kankakee, Illinois Weather
Kankakee, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for Kankakee, Kankakee County.
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About Kankakee, Illinois
Kankakee breathes the wide, open air of the prairie, a place where the sky seems to stretch endlessly above a landscape shaped by the gentle hand of water. It lies 27.6 miles south-south-east of New Lenox, IL (from New Lenox, IL: bearing 169°T), and is situated 2.6 miles south-south-east of Bourbonnais. The Kankakee River itself is the town's artery, a sinuous ribbon of brown water that reflects the soft hues of the Illinois sky, its banks lined with mature trees whose leaves rustle secrets in the breeze. Here, the land is largely flat, a fertile expanse that rolls out towards the horizon, broken only by the occasional cluster of homes or the steadfast geometry of agricultural fields. Even within Kankakee, there’s a sense of spaciousness; streets are broad, and the light, especially as the sun begins its descent, casts long, painterly shadows, imbuing the ordinary with a quiet, ephemeral beauty. The history of Kankakee is deeply entwined with the river that gives it its name, a waterway that once served as a vital route for trade and travel. Early settlers were drawn to its fertile soil, establishing an agricultural economy that continues to define the region, with corn and soybeans stretching in verdant waves across the surrounding countryside. This agricultural heritage is punctuated by periods of industrial growth, with the town having played a role in manufacturing and transportation throughout its existence. While the echoes of its past can be heard in the names of streets and the architecture of older buildings, Kankakee today is a living, breathing community, its economy a blend of agriculture, industry, and local businesses, all moving at a pace that feels grounded and true to its prairie roots.
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| Location | Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 41.120032°N, 87.861153°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 60901 |
| Area Code | 630, 331 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Kankakee, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Kankakee, 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 Kankakee includes coordinates 41.120032°N, 87.861153°W, situated in Kankakee County. ZIP code 60901. 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.
