Arlington, Illinois Weather
Arlington, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Arlington, Bureau County.
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About Arlington, Illinois
Arlington rests, a quiet settlement on the broad, undulating plains of northern Illinois, where the horizon stretches out in an unbroken panorama of cultivated fields. It lies 40.7 miles south-west of DeKalb, IL (from DeKalb, IL: bearing 219°T), and is situated 8.5 miles south-west of Mendota. The land here is a testament to a long agricultural heritage, a rolling expanse of rich, dark soil that yields robust crops under the vast Midwestern sky. Summers bake the landscape with a generous sun, while winters arrive with a keen, sharp edge, painting the fields in hues of ochre and amber, then later, a stark white. The air itself seems to possess a certain clarity, carrying the scent of ripening corn or the clean, crisp promise of rain, a constant reminder of the earth’s generous bounty and the enduring connection between the people and the land they tend. This is a place where the echoes of westward expansion and agricultural innovation still resonate, a community built on the sturdy foundations of hard work and self-reliance. Arlington’s economy has long been tied to the fertile soil, with generations of families cultivating the surrounding acres, a lineage evident in the weathered barns and silos that punctuate the landscape. The town itself serves as a vital hub for these farming operations, its modest Main Street lined with businesses that have supported the local agricultural endeavors for decades. While the precise details of its founding may be lost to the dust of time, the spirit of its early pioneers, who saw potential in this vast prairie, remains a palpable presence, a quiet strength that continues to shape the character of Arlington.
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| Location | Arlington, Bureau County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 41.473645°N, 89.249253°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 61312 |
| Area Code | 815 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Arlington, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Arlington, 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 Arlington includes coordinates 41.473645°N, 89.249253°W, situated in Bureau County. ZIP code 61312. 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.
