Arrowsmith, Illinois Weather
Arrowsmith, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Arrowsmith, McLean County.
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About Arrowsmith, Illinois
Arrowsmith rests in the broad embrace of McLean County, a quiet pocket of Illinois where the land itself seems to sigh with contentment. It lies 19.2 miles east of Bloomington, IL (from Bloomington, IL: bearing 97°T), and is situated 9.7 miles north-east of Le Roy. Here, the fields stretch out like rumpled blankets of green and gold, interrupted only by the occasional stand of mature oak or the shimmering ribbon of a distant creek. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries the clean, earthy scent of turned soil and ripening corn, a perfume that clings to the senses. Sunlight spills across the landscape in generous, unhurried pools, illuminating the subtle contours of the terrain, the gentle rise and fall that speaks of glacial legacy rather than dramatic upheaval. The character of Arrowsmith is one of quiet resilience, a place where the sky feels vast and the horizons stretch with an invitation to look further, to breathe deeper. The history of Arrowsmith is deeply interwoven with the agricultural heart of Illinois, a story told in the fertile prairie soil that has sustained generations. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of rich farmland, established a community built on hard work and mutual reliance, their lives paced by the planting and harvesting cycles. The local economy continues to be rooted in agriculture, with corn and soybeans dominating the landscape, their stalks rustling secrets in the summer breeze. While no grand monuments mark its passage, the enduring spirit of Arrowsmith can be felt in the well-kept farmsteads and the quiet hum of activity that permeates the community. It is a place that remembers its past without being bound by it, a testament to the enduring strength of the land and the people who call it home.
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| Location | Arrowsmith, McLean County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 40.449479°N, 88.63173°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 61722 |
| Area Code | 309 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Arrowsmith, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Arrowsmith, 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 Arrowsmith includes coordinates 40.449479°N, 88.631730°W, situated in McLean County. ZIP code 61722. 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. 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.
