Oak Park, IL Weather Forecast and Current Conditions (60302)
Current Conditions From Nearby Local Station
Feels Like 59°F
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Current Conditions From Nearby Local Station
Feels Like 59°F
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Point Forecast at a Glance
This Date in Weather History
1871 - Prolonged drought and dessicating winds led to the great Chicago fire, the Peshtigo horror, and the Michigan fire holocaust. Fire destroyed more than seventeen thousand buildings killing more than 200 persons in the city of Chicago, while a fire consumed the town of Peshtigo WI killing more than 1100 persons. In Wisconsin, a million acres of land were burned, and in Michigan, 2.5 million acres were burned killing 200 persons. "Tornadoes of fire" generated by intense heat caused houses to explode in fire, and burned to death scores of persons seeking refuge in open fields.
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Oak Park 7 Day Weather Forecast Details
Wednesday Oct 8
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 62, with temperatures falling to around 60 in the afternoon. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday Oct 9
Day: Sunny, with a high near 64. Southeast wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. South southeast wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 10 mph.
Friday Oct 10
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers between 7pm and 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Saturday Oct 11
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52.
Sunday Oct 12
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Monday Oct 13
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Tuesday Oct 14
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Sun & Moon Monthly
Sunrise 6:56 AM
Sunset 6:22 PM
Last Light 6:50 PM
Moonset 8:44 AM
Contiguous United States Extremes
Tue's High Temperature
100 at Rio Grande Village, TX and 5 Miles South Of Yuma, AZ and 6 Miles West Southwest Of Glamis, CA
Wed's Low Temperature
18 at 20 Miles Northwest Of Calpet, WY
Weather Folklore
Birds flying low, Expect rain and a blow.
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About Oak Park, Illinois
Oak Park is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States, adjacent to Chicago. It is the 26th-most populous municipality in Illinois, with a population of 54,318 as of the 2020 census. Oak Park was first settled in 1835 and later incorporated in 1902, when it separated from Cicero. It is closely tied to the smaller town of River Forest sharing a chamber of commerce and a high school, Oak Park and River Forest High School.
Architect Frank Lloyd Wright and his wife settled in Oak Park in 1889, and his work heavily influenced local architecture and design, including the Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio. Over the years, rapid development was spurred by railroads and streetcars connecting the village to jobs in nearby Chicago. In 1968, Oak Park passed the Open Housing Ordinance, which helped devise strategies to integrate the village rather than resegregate.
Today, Oak Park remains ethnically diverse and socially liberal, with 80% or higher voter turnout in every presidential election since 2000. Oak Park has several public transportation links to Chicago with Chicago Transit Authority access via the Green Line and Blue Line "L" train lines, as well as the Metra Union Pacific West Line Oak Park station downtown.
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