Merrionette Park, Illinois Weather
Merrionette Park, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Merrionette Park, Cook County.
Full aviation weather for Merrionette Park is published on the Chicago Midway International Airport (KMDW) 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 Merrionette Park 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 Merrionette Park: Lansing Municipal Airport (KIGQ) 22 km · Gary/Chicago International Airport (KGYY) 25 km · Bult Field (KC56) 34 km · Chicago O'Hare International Airport (KORD) 37 km · Hobart Sky Ranch Airport (K3HO) 39 km
Conditions reported at KMDW describe the airfield itself. Weather 12 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Merrionette Park specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Merrionette Park, Illinois
Merrionette Park lies low and level, a sprawl of modest homes and businesses built on the broad, glacial plains of Cook County. It lies 3.5 miles east-south-east of Oak Lawn, IL (from Oak Lawn, IL: bearing 122°T), and is situated 8.8 miles east-north-east of Orland Park. The land here is resolutely flat, broken only by the occasional rise of a well-tended lawn or the gentle slope of a street leading to a neighborhood park. Mature oak and maple trees, their branches reaching wide like arthritic fingers, punctuate the suburban grid, offering shade in the summer and a stark, skeletal beauty against the winter sky. The air, especially after a spring rain, carries a clean, earthy scent, a reminder of the rich, dark soil that underlies everything. Even in the height of summer, there’s a certain stillness to Merrionette Park, a quiet hum of domesticity that settles over the streets as dusk begins to paint the western sky in muted shades of rose and lavender. Originally platted in the early 20th century, Merrionette Park’s development was spurred by the burgeoning industrial might of nearby Chicago, drawing workers seeking affordable housing within commuting distance of the city’s factories. The local economy, once tied to manufacturing and retail that served the surrounding residential areas, has evolved, with many residents now commuting further afield for employment, though pockets of small businesses and service industries still anchor the commercial strips. The park itself, a central green lung for the community, has seen generations of children learn to ride bicycles and families gather for picnics under its shade trees. While no grand landmarks define Merrionette Park, its character is etched in the quiet endurance of its neighborhoods, the familiar faces at the local grocery, and the steady, unassuming rhythm of daily life.
Live animated radar for Merrionette Park 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.
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| Location | Merrionette Park, Cook County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 41.6842°N, 87.700328°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 60803 |
| Area Code | 630, 331 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Merrionette Park, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Merrionette Park, 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 Merrionette Park includes coordinates 41.684200°N, 87.700328°W, situated in Cook County. ZIP code 60803. 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. 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.
