Amboy, Illinois Weather
Amboy, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Amboy, Lee County.
Full aviation weather for Amboy is published on the Dixon Municipal Charles R. Walgreen Field (KC73) page, 16 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 Amboy 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 Amboy: Bresson Airport (KC82) 20 km · Rochelle Municipal Airport - Koritz Field (KRPJ) 29 km · Whiteside County Airport - Joseph H Bittorf Field (KSQI) 29 km · Ogle County Airport (KC55) 36 km · Illinois Valley Regional Airport Walter A Duncan Field (KVYS) 43 km
Conditions reported at KC73 describe the airfield itself. Weather 16 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Amboy specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Amboy.
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.
Live animated radar for Amboy 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 | 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 | September 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, 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 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. 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.
