Prospect Heights, IL Weather Forecast
Cook County, Illinois
Live radar, warnings and storm tracking for Prospect Heights, with free alerts the moment it counts.
The next few hours
Taller, warmer bars mean heavier rain. Dotted means no reading for that hour.
Hour by hour
Sunrise and sunset
Next five days, scored 0 to 100The first day or two use the HRRR and NBM cloud layers. Later days only have total cloud, so treat them as a rough guide.
Know when sunset at this place will be worth a photo
We score every sunrise and sunset here from the cloud, haze and smoke forecast, and let you know when one is likely to light up. Sunrise the evening before, sunset a few hours ahead.
Seven-day outlook
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Prospect Heights, IL at a glance
Prospect Heights is home to about 15,334 people in Cook County, across 4.2 square miles. It ranks 159th by population of 441 places in Illinois with a forecast here. The nearest neighbour with its own forecast is Wheeling, 2 miles away.
- County
- Cook County
- Population
- 15,334 2023 est.
- Land area
- 4.2 sq mi
- People per sq mi
- 3,645
- Forecast point
- 42.1037°N, 87.9290°W
How well can the network see Prospect Heights?
The nearest Doppler radar is KLOT (Chicago, IL), to the SSW. Its lowest scan passes about 2,300 ft above Prospect Heights. Close enough to see rotation in the low part of a storm, where tornadoes form. Prospect Heights is closer to its radar than 63% of US cities.
The closest weather station is KPWK (Chicago Exec). Close enough that its readings are the conditions in town.
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