Worth, Illinois Weather
Worth, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Worth, Cook County.
Full aviation weather for Worth 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 Worth 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 Worth: Lansing Municipal Airport (KIGQ) 28 km · Gary/Chicago International Airport (KGYY) 33 km · Chicago O'Hare International Airport (KORD) 33 km · Bult Field (KC56) 36 km · Hobart Sky Ranch Airport (K3HO) 47 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 Worth specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Worth, Illinois
Worth unfolds as a patchwork of well-tended lawns and modest homes, where the wind carries the scent of cut grass and the distant murmur of traffic. It lies 2.5 miles south-west of Oak Lawn, IL (from Oak Lawn, IL: bearing 234°T), and is situated 5.0 miles north-east of Orland Park. The land itself is a gently rolling expanse, softened by the broad, pale sky that often hangs low over the horizon, a canvas for sunrises that paint the eastern edge of the world in hues of rose and gold. Mature trees, their branches reaching like arthritic fingers, offer dappled shade along quiet streets, their leaves rustling with a sound that is the constant, quiet heartbeat of the place. In the evening, streetlights cast pools of amber onto the asphalt, creating a cozy intimacy that belies the wider urban sprawl that presses in from all sides. Historically, Worth's character is deeply rooted in the westward expansion of Chicago and its burgeoning suburbs. Its early days were shaped by agricultural rhythms, with fields of corn and soy stretching where houses now stand, a memory whispered by the occasional lone oak tree persisting in a park or a forgotten corner. The local economy, while now largely residential and supported by the services of the larger metropolitan area, still carries echoes of its industrial past, with small businesses and workshops contributing to the daily ebb and flow of commerce. Notably, the area’s proximity to the Des Plaines River, though not a dominant feature in the immediate landscape of Worth, has always been a subtle influence, shaping drainage patterns and offering a distant, watery promise to those who venture close enough.
Live animated radar for Worth 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 | Worth, Cook County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 41.689755°N, 87.797275°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 60482 |
| Area Code | 708 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Worth, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Worth, 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 Worth includes coordinates 41.689755°N, 87.797275°W, situated in Cook County. ZIP code 60482. 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. 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.
