Alpha, Illinois Weather
Alpha, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Alpha, Henry County.
Full aviation weather for Alpha is published on the Galesburg Municipal Airport (KGBG) page, 28 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 Alpha 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 Alpha: Quad City International Airport (KMLI) 30 km · Mercer County Airport (KC00) 30 km · Kewanee Municipal Airport (KEZI) 35 km · Monmouth Municipal Airport (KC66) 36 km · Davenport Municipal Airport (KDVN) 50 km
Conditions reported at KGBG describe the airfield itself. Weather 28 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Alpha specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Alpha.
About Alpha, Illinois
Alpha lies in the broad, furrowed expanse of western Illinois, a landscape where the earth itself seems to breathe in slow, agricultural rhythms. It lies 16.9 miles north of Galesburg, IL (from Galesburg, IL: bearing 358°T), and is situated 3.3 miles east-south-east of New Windsor. The land here rises and falls with a generosity that speaks of glacial sculpting, a gentle swell and dip that guides the eye across fields of corn and soybeans stretching towards a horizon often softened by the haze of summer afternoons. The air, particularly in the early morning, carries a clean, damp scent of loam and dew-kissed vegetation, a fragrance that clings to the senses. The sky, vast and often a brilliant, unwavering blue, seems to press down on the small cluster of buildings, emphasizing the openness of the prairie. The history of Alpha is intrinsically tied to the fertile soil it rests upon, a story told through generations of farmers who have worked this land since its settlement. The local economy remains firmly rooted in agriculture, with grain elevators standing as silent sentinels along the railway lines, symbols of the bounty harvested from the surrounding countryside. While larger industries have largely bypassed this quiet corner of Henry County, a resilient spirit of self-sufficiency and neighborly cooperation persists. The very character of Alpha is woven from these enduring threads of rural life, a place where the passage of seasons dictates the pace and where the quiet hum of tractors is a familiar soundtrack.
Live animated radar for Alpha 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 | Alpha, Henry County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 41.191703°N, 90.380127°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 61413 |
| Area Code | 815 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Alpha, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Alpha, 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 Alpha includes coordinates 41.191703°N, 90.380127°W, situated in Henry County. ZIP code 61413. Telephone area code: 815. 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.
