Alvan, Illinois Weather
Alvan, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Alvan, Vermilion County.
Full aviation weather for Alvan is published on the Vermilion Regional Airport (KDNV) page, 12 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 Alvan 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 Alvan: Rantoul National Aviation Center - Frank Elliot field (KTIP) 45 km · Paxton Airport (K1C1) 47 km · Kentland Municipal Airport (K50I) 52 km · Frasca Field (KC16) 53 km · Purdue University Airport (KLAF) 58 km
Conditions reported at KDNV describe the airfield itself. Weather 12 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Alvan specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Alvan.
About Alvan, Illinois
Alvan rests in the gently rolling terrain of Vermilion County, a landscape defined by the broad, fertile fields that stretch towards the horizon. It lies 12.7 miles north of Danville, IL (from Danville, IL: bearing 6°T), and is situated 6.0 miles south-south-east of Rossville. Here, the sky feels immense, a vast canvas that shifts from the sharp blue of midday to the bruised purples and soft oranges of evening, painting the cultivated land in hues of ochre and deep green. The air, especially after a summer shower, carries the clean scent of damp earth and ripening corn, a fragrance that permeates the quietude of this agricultural heartland. The land itself, a rich, dark loam, speaks of generations of cultivation, its surface broken only by the occasional cluster of mature trees that offer pockets of shade. The story of Alvan is interwoven with the agricultural heritage of the region, a place where the harvest dictates the pulse of life. Its economy has long been tied to the bounty of the surrounding farms, with grain elevators standing as silent sentinels along the railway lines, remnants of a time when they were the bustling hubs of commerce. While the precise details of its founding are now part of the quiet hum of local lore, the enduring spirit of Alvan lies in its connection to the land and the steady, unhurried rhythm of its days. The community, though small, possesses a distinctive character, shaped by the enduring cycles of planting and reaping, a characteristic that lends a certain grounded grace to everyday existence here.
Live animated radar for Alvan 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.
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| Location | Alvan, Vermilion County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 40.307°N, 87.6069°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 61811 |
| Area Code | 309 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Alvan, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Alvan, 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 Alvan includes coordinates 40.307000°N, 87.606900°W, situated in Vermilion County. ZIP code 61811. Telephone area code: 309. 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.
