Amboy, Illinois Weather
Amboy, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Amboy, Lee County.
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About Amboy, Illinois
Amboy rests in the broad, quiet embrace of Illinois's prairie heartland, a place where the sky seems to stretch further than anywhere else. It lies 33.3 miles west-south-west of DeKalb, IL (from DeKalb, IL: bearing 244°T), and is situated 8.9 miles south of Franklin Grove. The land unfurls in gentle, sweeping curves, a quilt of cultivated fields stitched with hedgerows and the occasional stand of windbreak trees. Creeks, like Willow and Franklin, meander lazily through the terrain, their banks softened by grasses and the whisper of reeds. The air itself often carries a peculiar stillness, a profound quietude that settles over the landscape, broken only by the distant drone of a tractor or the sharp call of a hawk circling overhead. Dusk here is a slow surrender, the light bleeding into the horizon in hues of bruised plum and faded rose, painting the flat expanse with a luminous, melancholic beauty. The history of Amboy is etched into the very grain of its prairie existence, a story shaped by the westward expansion and the relentless pursuit of fertile ground. Founded in the mid-19th century, its early prosperity was tied to the railroad, a vital artery that brought settlers and shipped the bounty of the surrounding farms – corn and soybeans, the enduring staples of this region’s economy. While the railroad’s dominance has shifted, agriculture remains the lifeblood of Amboy, its rhythm dictated by planting and harvest. The town itself retains a sense of unhurried purpose, its main street a collection of weathered brick buildings that have witnessed generations come and go, each bearing the quiet imprint of a community that has learned to thrive in the open, honest expanse of the prairie.
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| Location | Amboy, Lee County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 41.7142°N, 89.328706°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 61310 |
| Area Code | 815 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Amboy, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Amboy, Illinois, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 Amboy includes coordinates 41.714200°N, 89.328706°W, situated in Lee County. ZIP code 61310. 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. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.
