Baldwin, Illinois Weather
Baldwin, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Baldwin, Randolph County.
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About Baldwin, Illinois
Baldwin rests in a gentle hollow, where the land begins its slow, deliberate rise toward the rolling hills that mark the transition from the rich bottomlands of the Mississippi River basin. It lies 24.5 miles south-south-east of Belleville, IL (from Belleville, IL: bearing 162°T), and is situated 8.7 miles west-north-west of Sparta. Here, the air often carries the scent of sun-baked earth and distant woodsmoke, a testament to the agrarian heart of this place. The fields, a patchwork of emerald and gold depending on the season, stretch out under a vast, ever-changing sky, their contours smoothed by millennia of wind and water. Oak trees, sturdy and ancient, stand sentinel along property lines and dot the meadows, their leaves rustling with a quiet insistence, whispering secrets of the region's natural history to those who pause to listen. The light at dusk, a soft, diffused amber, seems to settle over Baldwin like a benediction, painting the humble structures and the open sky with a painterly grace. The story of Baldwin is deeply entwined with the fertile soil and the spirit of those who have worked it. Originally settled by pioneers drawn to the promise of abundant farmland, the locality's economy has long been anchored in agriculture, with corn and soybeans forming the backbone of its livelihood, their stalks rustling in the breeze like a whispered chronicle of generations. Echoes of earlier industries, perhaps a long-vanished gristmill or a small lumber operation, linger in the collective memory, shaping the character of Baldwin with a quiet resilience. While modern life brings its own currents, the deep roots of this community remain, a palpable connection to the land that feeds and sustains it, a place where the rhythm of the seasons still dictates much of the day.
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| Location | Baldwin, Randolph County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 38.183105°N, 89.842603°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 60067, 62217 |
| Area Code | 312, 773, 217 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Baldwin, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Baldwin, 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 Baldwin includes coordinates 38.183105°N, 89.842603°W, situated in Randolph County. ZIP code 60067, 62217. Telephone area code: 312, 773, 217. 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.
