Park Forest, Illinois Weather
Park Forest, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for Park Forest, Cook County.
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About Park Forest, Illinois
Park Forest unfolds with a quiet dignity, a place where the flat, fertile Illinois terrain gives way to a deliberate, planned landscape. It lies 2.3 miles west-south-west of Chicago Heights, IL (from Chicago Heights, IL: bearing 243°T), and is situated 8.0 miles south-east of Tinley Park. Broad avenues, lined with mature trees that whisper in the prairie wind, guide the eye through neighborhoods where modest homes, many built in the mid-20th century, sit with an air of enduring comfort. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries a subtle sweetness, a blend of mown grass and the distant hum of suburban life, a gentle counterpoint to the vast, open sky that often seems to press down on the horizon. Creeks, like Thorn Creek, meander through green spaces, their banks a haven for local flora and fauna, offering small pockets of wildness within the ordered streets. The story of Park Forest is one of post-war aspiration, a meticulously designed community conceived as an answer to the burgeoning need for accessible, family-friendly housing. Its economic roots are anchored in the broader industrial and commercial landscape of the Chicago metropolitan area, with residents often commuting to the larger city for work, yet Park Forest has cultivated its own distinct identity. The South Suburbs’ history of manufacturing and transportation is part of its heritage, though today the local economy emphasizes service industries and retail, reflecting a national shift. A notable feature is the strong sense of civic engagement and community planning that continues to shape its development, a legacy from its ambitious beginnings, ensuring that the character of Park Forest remains a carefully tended garden of suburban life.
Live animated radar for Park Forest and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Park Forest, Cook County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 41.491424°N, 87.674489°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 60466 |
| Area Code | 708 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Park Forest, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Park Forest, 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 Park Forest includes coordinates 41.491424°N, 87.674489°W, situated in Cook County. ZIP code 60466. 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. 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.
