Washington Park, Illinois Weather
Washington Park, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Washington Park, Cook County.
Full aviation weather for Washington Park is published on the Chicago Midway International Airport (KMDW) page, 11 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 Washington 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 Washington Park: Gary/Chicago International Airport (KGYY) 26 km · Lansing Municipal Airport (KIGQ) 30 km · Chicago O'Hare International Airport (KORD) 32 km · Hobart Sky Ranch Airport (K3HO) 40 km · Bult Field (KC56) 46 km
Conditions reported at KMDW describe the airfield itself. Weather 11 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Washington Park specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Washington Park.
About Washington Park, Illinois
Washington Park exhales a breath of earth and asphalt, a place where the flat expanse of the surrounding landscape meets the insistent geometry of human endeavor. It lies 1.3 miles west of Hyde Park, IL (from Hyde Park, IL: bearing 265°T), and is situated 4.3 miles south-south-east of Chicago. The ground here is largely level, a subtle undulation that speaks of ancient glacial deposits, a canvas for the persistent green of summer lawns and the stoic browns of winter dormancy. Scattered stands of mature oak and maple offer pockets of shade, their leaves rustling with a sound that is both a sigh and a murmur, a gentle counterpoint to the distant hum of traffic. The air itself often carries a faint, metallic tang, a reminder of the industrial past that has shaped and continues to shape this terrain, while the persistent, wide-open sky overhead, particularly at dusk, can ignite with a bruised, luminous beauty that seems to hold the very memory of the prairie. The roots of Washington Park run deep into the industrial heart of the region, a history etched not in grand monuments but in the enduring rhythm of work and community. For decades, this was a place where the clang of machinery and the steady pulse of manufacturing provided the economic lifeblood, a legacy that still whispers through the brick facades of older buildings and the determined spirit of its residents. Though the nature of work has shifted, a tenacious local economy persists, fueled by a blend of small businesses and a workforce that commutes to broader opportunities, carrying the character of Washington Park with them. The park itself, a green lung in this urbanized setting, serves as a quiet testament to the enduring need for respite and recreation, a place where families gather and the simple act of breathing clean air can feel like a small victory against the relentless march of progress.
Live animated radar for Washington 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Washington Park, Cook County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 41.792534°N, 87.618105°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 60637, 62204 |
| Area Code | 312, 773, 217 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Washington Park, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Washington 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 Washington Park includes coordinates 41.792534°N, 87.618105°W, situated in Cook County. ZIP code 60637, 62204. Telephone area code: 312, 773, 217. 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.
