Barr, Illinois Weather
Barr, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Barr, Sangamon County.
Full aviation weather for Barr is published on the Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport (KSPI) page, 13 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 Barr 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 Barr: Logan County Airport (KAAA) 38 km · Havana Regional Airport (K9I0) 40 km · Jacksonville Municipal Airport (KIJX) 51 km · Taylorville Municipal Airport (KTAZ) 57 km · Pekin Municipal Airport (KC15) 58 km
Conditions reported at KSPI describe the airfield itself. Weather 13 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Barr specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Barr.
About Barr, Illinois
Barr rests on a landscape that is, in essence, a cultivated whisper of the prairie. It lies 11.4 miles north-north-west of Springfield, IL (from Springfield, IL: bearing 346°T), and is situated 6.8 miles north-west of Sherman. The land here, a rich, dark loam, rolls with a subtlety that suggests the patient hand of a farmer rather than the dramatic sweep of mountains or the starkness of desert. Fields of corn and soybeans, their stalks reaching toward a sky that seems impossibly vast, form broad, geometric planes punctuated by the occasional cluster of mature oaks, their branches reaching out like gnarled fingers. The air itself carries a clean, earthy scent, especially after a rain, a fragrance of turned soil and burgeoning life, and the quality of light at dusk can transform these humble acres into something akin to a canvas of molten gold. The history of Barr is inextricably linked to the fertile soil and the agricultural spirit that has long defined this corner of Sangamon County. For generations, the economy here has been rooted in the cultivation of the land, a tradition that continues to shape its character. While specific industries may have ebbed and flowed, the enduring rhythm of planting and harvest remains a constant, a quiet testament to the enduring connection between the people and their environment. Few grand pronouncements mark its past, but rather a steady, unassuming progress, a community built on the quiet strength of its inhabitants and the dependable bounty of the earth.
Live animated radar for Barr 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 | Barr, Sangamon County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 39.961994°N, 89.697049°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62674, 62514 |
| Area Code | 217 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Barr, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Barr, 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 Barr includes coordinates 39.961994°N, 89.697049°W, situated in Sangamon County. ZIP code 62674, 62514. Telephone area code: 217. 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.
