Basco, Illinois Weather
Basco, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Basco, Hancock County.
Full aviation weather for Basco is published on the Keokuk Municipal Airport (KEOK) page, 24 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 Basco 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 Basco: Fort Madison Municipal Airport (KFSW) 38 km · Quincy Regional Airport Baldwin Field (KUIN) 43 km · Kahoka Municipal Airport (K0H7) 44 km · Lewis County Regional Airport (K6M6) 46 km · Mount Sterling Municipal Airport (KI63) 51 km
Conditions reported at KEOK describe the airfield itself. Weather 24 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Basco specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Basco.
About Basco, Illinois
Basco rests within the embrace of rolling farmland, a place where the land itself seems to breathe a quiet sigh under the vast Illinois sky. It lies 29.3 miles north-north-east of Quincy, IL (from Quincy, IL: bearing 22°T), and is situated 8.7 miles east-south-east of Hamilton. The terrain, a study in gentle undulations, gives way to broad fields of corn and soybeans that stretch towards horizons softened by distance. Here, the air carries the scent of freshly turned earth and the distant hum of machinery, a constant reminder of the agricultural heart that beats at Basco's core. Evenings can bring a peculiar stillness, the kind that settles over the countryside when the sun dips low, painting the western sky in hues of bruised plum and faded gold, a spectacle that has likely witnessed countless seasons pass over this land. The history of Basco is deeply entwined with the fertile soil that surrounds it, a legacy forged by settlers who saw promise in this rich loam. For generations, the local economy has been tethered to the harvest, with grain elevators standing as stoic sentinels against the sky, their silos a testament to the enduring cycles of planting and reaping. While larger industries may have bypassed this quiet corner of Hancock County, a resilient spirit prevails, built on neighborly cooperation and a deep understanding of the land's bounty. Occasionally, a weathered barn, its timbers bleached by sun and time, offers a silent glimpse into the past, a reminder of the generations who worked these fields and shaped the character of Basco into what it is today.
Live animated radar for Basco 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.
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| Location | Basco, Hancock County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 40.327823°N, 91.200144°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62313 |
| Area Code | 217 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Basco, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Basco, 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 Basco includes coordinates 40.327823°N, 91.200144°W, situated in Hancock County. ZIP code 62313. 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.
