Wood Dale, Illinois Weather
Wood Dale, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Wood Dale, DuPage County.
Full aviation weather for Wood Dale is published on the Chicago O'Hare International Airport (KORD) page, 6 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. 2 airfields within reach of Wood Dale 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 Wood Dale: Chicago Midway International Airport (KMDW) 27 km
Conditions reported at KORD describe the airfield itself. Weather 6 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Wood Dale specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Wood Dale, Illinois
Wood Dale lies in a gentle, unassuming terrain, a place where the broad, open Illinois sky seems to press down with a quiet insistence. It lies 2.2 miles north-north-east of Addison, IL (from Addison, IL: bearing 13°T), and is situated 7.2 miles south-east of Schaumburg. The land rolls with a subtle grace, not dramatic peaks or valleys, but a soft topography that hints at ancient glacial journeys. Here, the air carries the scent of freshly cut grass in the summer and the crisp, clean bite of frost in winter, a testament to the rhythm of the seasons. Mature trees, their branches reaching like patient arms, line the streets and dot the residential areas, offering pockets of dappled shade where sunlight can play. The general feeling is one of steady, grounded presence, a landscape that has absorbed the passage of time without fanfare. The history of Wood Dale is etched not in grand monuments, but in the practicalities of its founding and its persistent connection to the ebb and flow of industry and transportation. Its origins are tied to the development of railroads, arteries that brought settlers and commerce, shaping the early economy and the very layout of the settlement. The presence of O'Hare International Airport nearby has undeniably influenced Wood Dale, infusing its character with a subtle hum of global connection, a constant whisper of journeys beginning and ending. This proximity also shapes the local economy, fostering businesses that serve the airport and its travelers, creating a dynamic blend of residential calm and transient energy. While not a place of dramatic natural wonders, Wood Dale possesses a quiet beauty in its well-tended parks and the steady hum of daily life, a community that has found its unique footing in the heart of the sprawling Midwest.
Live animated radar for Wood Dale 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 | Wood Dale, DuPage County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 41.963362°N, 87.978956°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 60191, 60399 |
| Area Code | 312, 773, 708 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Wood Dale, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Wood Dale, 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 Wood Dale includes coordinates 41.963362°N, 87.978956°W, situated in DuPage County. ZIP code 60191, 60399. Telephone area code: 312, 773, 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.
