East Chicago, IN Weather Forecast
Lake County, Indiana
Live radar, warnings and storm tracking for East Chicago, 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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East Chicago, IN at a glance
East Chicago is home to about 25,830 people in Lake County, across 14 square miles. It ranks 40th by population of 175 places in Indiana with a forecast here. The nearest neighbour with its own forecast is Whiting, 2 miles away.
- County
- Lake County
- Population
- 25,830 2023 est.
- Land area
- 14 sq mi
- People per sq mi
- 1,831
- Forecast point
- 41.6481°N, 87.4529°W
How well can the network see East Chicago?
The nearest Doppler radar is KLOT (Chicago, IL), to the W. Its lowest scan passes about 2,000 ft above East Chicago. Close enough to see rotation in the low part of a storm, where tornadoes form. East Chicago is closer to its radar than 67% of US cities.
The closest weather station is KGYY (Gary Intl). Close enough that its readings are the conditions in town.
Forecasts near East Chicago
- Whiting, IN2 mi
- Hammond, IN3 mi
- Burnham, IL5 mi
- Calumet City, IL6 mi
- Gary, IN7 mi
- Highland, IN7 mi
- Munster, IN7 mi
- Lansing, IL7 mi
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