Lippold Park

Current Conditions

Current conditions at 12/14 7:52 PM - CHICAGO/DUPAGE - 37 km away.

December 6, 2025
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Wind Forecast

Dec-14
Sunday
14-December
1 am 4 7 10 1 pm 4 7 10
Direction
 
 
Speed (knots) 4 6
Temp F             -2 -4
Precip (mm/3hr)            
Cloud Cover
Snow Depth (cm)            
Dec-15
Monday
15-December
1 am 4 7 10 1 pm 4 7 10
Direction
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Speed (knots) 8 10 13 14 15 10 7 6
Temp F -4 -4 -0 5 12 18 16 14
Precip (mm/3hr)
Cloud Cover
Snow Depth (cm)
 
Dec-16
Tuesday
16-December
1 am 4 7 10 1 pm 4 7 10
Direction
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Speed (knots) 5 5 7 10 13 14 15 15
Temp F 9 7 10 18 30 32 30 32
Precip (mm/3hr)
Cloud Cover
Snow Depth (cm)
 
Dec-17
Wednesday
17-December
1 am 4 7 10 1 pm 4 7 10
Direction
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Speed (knots) 13 10 10 8 3 4 8 13
Temp F 36 32 30 30 36 37 30 32
Precip (mm/3hr)
Cloud Cover
Snow Depth (cm)
 
Dec-18
Thursday
18-December
1 am 4 7 10 1 pm 4 7 10
Direction
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Speed (knots) 14 15 15 13 12 13 20 17
Temp F 36 37 39 41 39 39 28 14
Precip (mm/3hr) 0.2 0.5 0.1 0.1
Cloud Cover
Snow Depth (cm)
 
Dec-19
Friday
19-December
1 am 4 7 10 1 pm 4 7 10
Direction
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Speed (knots) 18 15 11 6 3 7 9 12
Temp F 19 18 14 12 16 18 16 14
Precip (mm/3hr) 0.1 0.1
Cloud Cover
Snow Depth (cm)
 
Dec-20
Saturday
20-December
1 am 4 7 10 1 pm 4 7 10
Direction
 
 
 
Speed (knots) 13 12 13
Temp F 16 19 23          
Precip (mm/3hr)          
Cloud Cover
Snow Depth (cm)          
 

Current Observations from sourced from NOAA Aviation Weather Center (AWC). Forecasts based on MSC’s GDPS (GEM-Global) model

 

Nearby Stations

The following stations are near this spot.

Name ICAO Date Distance (Km) Wind Speed Direction Status Conditions
DE KALB KDKB 12/14 7:55 PM 44.6 0
 
Wind: calm Clouds: clear Temp: -17°C Pressure: 1036 hPa
BURLINGTON KBUU 12/14 7:55 PM 49.0 9
 
Wind: 9 kt Clouds: clear Pressure: 1034 hPa
CHICAGO/DUPAGE KDPA 12/14 7:52 PM 37.5 9
 
Wind: 9 kt Clouds: clear Temp: -16°C Pressure: 1036 hPa
PALWAUKEE KPWK 12/14 7:52 PM 40.5 6
 
Wind: 6 kt Clouds: clear Temp: -15°C Pressure: 1036 hPa
WAUKEGAN KUGN 12/14 7:51 PM 44.9 11
 
Wind: 11 kt Clouds: clear Temp: -15°C Pressure: 1034 hPa
CHICAGO O'HARE KORD 12/14 7:51 PM 45.6 9
 
Wind: 9 kt Clouds: few at 16000 ft; broken at 21000 ft; broken at 25000 ft Temp: -15°C Pressure: 1035 hPa
CHICAGO/SCHAUMBG K06C 12/13 9:15 PM 36.0 7
 
Wind: 7 kt Clouds: clear Temp: -15°C Pressure: 1027 hPa
EW2930 Crystal Lake E2930 3.0
KC9BCN Crystal Lake AU144 4.1
EW9952 Woodstock E9952 5.8
N9MXT-13 Lake In The Hills AU667 7.4
FW5857 Lake in the Hills F5857 7.6
FW3908 Cary F3908 8.5 No records found
EW6185 Algonquin E6185 9.8
N0LTM Huntley AS980 10.7
CW1723 Woodstock C1723 11.1
JANDWS UR357 11.1 No data
CHICAGO KCHI 47.8
GLENVIEW NAS KNBU 48.2
BURLINGTON KC52 49.0

Spot Details

Usually a good wind at Lippold. Plenty of open fields to kite in. It's a sports complex, so you have to compete with soccer games and the like, but I've never had a problem finding an open spot.

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