Vernon Hills, Illinois Weather
Vernon Hills, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Vernon Hills, Lake County.
Full aviation weather for Vernon Hills is published on the Chicago Executive Airport (KPWK) page, 13 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 Vernon Hills 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 Vernon Hills: Campbell Airport (KC81) 14 km · Waukegan National Airport (KUGN) 24 km · Chicago O'Hare International Airport (KORD) 28 km · Lake in the Hills Airport (K3CK) 28 km · Camp Lake Airport (K49C) 37 km
Conditions reported at KPWK describe the airfield itself. Weather 13 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Vernon Hills specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Vernon Hills, Illinois
Vernon Hills unfolds across a landscape sculpted by the slow, patient work of glaciers, its terrain a gentle tapestry of rolling hills and shallow valleys. It lies 3.3 miles south-south-east of Mundelein, IL (from Mundelein, IL: bearing 157°T), and is situated 9.1 miles north of Arlington Heights. The air here, especially as the sun begins its descent, often carries a crispness, a hint of the vast prairie sky stretching overhead, even as the encroaching suburban developments soften its edges. Creeks, like the Des Plaines River's tributaries, meander through the land, their banks often fringed with mature oaks and maples that whisper secrets in the wind, their leaves catching the late afternoon light in a shimmering dance. The character of Vernon Hills is one of quiet growth, a place where the modern hum of commerce coexists with the enduring presence of the natural world, a subtle interplay visible in the way manicured lawns transition into wilder pockets of woodland. The history of Vernon Hills is intrinsically linked to the agricultural heartland of Illinois, a legacy that still echoes in the names of some of its thoroughfares and the occasional remnant farmstead. Its economic engine now hums with a diversified energy, driven by retail centers that draw shoppers from across the region and a growing presence of corporate offices, transforming it from its agrarian roots into a vibrant hub. While no single grand monument defines Vernon Hills, its distinctiveness lies in its careful cultivation of community spaces, from its well-maintained parks and recreational facilities to its public library, each contributing to a shared sense of place. The rhythm of daily life here is one of organized bustle, a steady flow of activity that feels both purposeful and comfortably familiar, a testament to its evolution as a desirable place to live and work.
Live animated radar for Vernon Hills 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 | Vernon Hills, Lake County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 42.219469°N, 87.979519°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 60061 |
| Area Code | 312, 773 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Vernon Hills, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Vernon Hills, 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 Vernon Hills includes coordinates 42.219469°N, 87.979519°W, situated in Lake County. ZIP code 60061. 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.
