North Riverside, Illinois Weather
North Riverside, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for North Riverside, Cook County.
Full aviation weather for North Riverside is published on the Chicago Midway International Airport (KMDW) page, 9 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 North Riverside 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 North Riverside: Chicago O'Hare International Airport (KORD) 16 km · Lansing Municipal Airport (KIGQ) 42 km · Gary/Chicago International Airport (KGYY) 42 km · Bult Field (KC56) 53 km · Hobart Sky Ranch Airport (K3HO) 56 km
Conditions reported at KMDW describe the airfield itself. Weather 9 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at North Riverside specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About North Riverside, Illinois
North Riverside, Illinois, unfurls itself along the gentle curves of the Des Plaines River, a landscape where the manicured greens of suburban life meet the wilder edges of riparian woodlands. It lies 1.6 miles west-south-west of Berwyn, IL (from Berwyn, IL: bearing 250°T), and is situated 8.9 miles west of Chicago. The terrain here is largely flat, a characteristic of the broader Illinois landscape, yet the river offers a sinuous artery of life, its banks fringed with trees that catch the diffuse, often overcast light of the Midwest. Pockets of parkland, like the namesake North Riverside Parks, provide respite, their open fields and mature oaks offering a quiet counterpoint to the nearby hum of traffic. The air, particularly after a spring rain, carries the damp, earthy scent of fertile soil and the subtle sweetness of burgeoning leaves, a characteristic perfume of this riverine setting. The history of North Riverside is intertwined with the industrial past of the greater Chicago metropolitan area, a region shaped by waves of immigration and the relentless push of development. While not built on agriculture in the way of further west, the land was certainly shaped by the need for resources and expansion, with the Des Plaines River itself serving as a vital transportation corridor in earlier times. Today, the local economy is a mosaic, a blend of retail centers that draw shoppers from surrounding communities and smaller businesses that cater to the everyday needs of its residents. A notable landmark is the North Riverside Park Mall, a significant retail hub that has, for decades, been a focal point for commerce and social gathering, its presence shaping the rhythm of daily life for many who live and work in the vicinity.
Live animated radar for North Riverside 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 | North Riverside, Cook County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 41.842809°N, 87.823114°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 60546 |
| Area Code | 708 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This North Riverside, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for North Riverside, 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 North Riverside includes coordinates 41.842809°N, 87.823114°W, situated in Cook County. ZIP code 60546. 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.
