Old Mill Creek, Illinois Weather
Old Mill Creek, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Old Mill Creek, Lake County.
Full aviation weather for Old Mill Creek is published on the Waukegan National Airport (KUGN) 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 Old Mill Creek 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 Old Mill Creek: Campbell Airport (KC81) 14 km · Camp Lake Airport (K49C) 19 km · Kenosha Regional Airport (KENW) 20 km · Sylvania Airport (KC89) 31 km · Galt Field (K10C) 33 km
Conditions reported at KUGN describe the airfield itself. Weather 9 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Old Mill Creek specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Old Mill Creek.
About Old Mill Creek, Illinois
Old Mill Creek breathes with the quiet hum of a landscape shaped by water and wind. It lies 5.1 miles north-west of Gurnee, IL (from Gurnee, IL: bearing 315°T), and is situated 6.9 miles east-north-east of Round Lake Beach. The terrain here is a gentle descent, a subtle gathering of the land towards its namesake waterway, where mature trees, their branches reaching like ancient arms, cast dappled patterns on the earth. Fields, a rich tapestry of greens and golds in season, stretch outward, punctuated by the occasional stoic barn or the glint of a distant farmhouse roof. The air itself carries a particular coolness, even on warmer days, a lingering breath from the shaded ravines and the slow, deliberate flow of the creek, where dragonflies, like iridescent jewels, dart and hover in the hushed afternoon light. This is a place where the land remembers its agricultural roots, where the soil, enriched by generations of cultivation, still yields its bounty. The economy of Old Mill Creek, while evolving, retains a connection to the earth, with a scattering of family farms and businesses that draw their character from the surrounding countryside. For centuries, this waterway was a vital artery, powering early mills that were the heart of nascent settlements, their stones now silent witnesses to a bygone era. Today, the spirit of that industrious past whispers through the rustling leaves and the murmur of the creek, a subtle reminder of the enduring human imprint on this tranquil corner of Lake County.
Live animated radar for Old Mill Creek 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 | Old Mill Creek, Lake County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 42.421965°N, 87.972578°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 60083 |
| Area Code | 312, 773 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Old Mill Creek, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Old Mill Creek, 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 Old Mill Creek includes coordinates 42.421965°N, 87.972578°W, situated in Lake County. ZIP code 60083. Telephone area code: 312, 773. 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.
