Bates, Illinois Weather
Bates, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Bates, Sangamon County.
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About Bates, Illinois
Bates lies within the broad, agricultural sweep of Sangamon County, a place where the land itself seems to exhale a quiet contentment under the vast Illinois sky. It lies 12.2 miles west-south-west of Springfield, IL (from Springfield, IL: bearing 244°T), and is situated 8.4 miles west-north-west of Chatham. Gentle swells of earth, cloaked in the rich, dark loam of the prairie, roll out towards horizons that stretch with an almost imperceptible curve. In the early morning, a pearly mist often clings to the lowest hollows, softening the edges of distant farmsteads and lending a dreamlike quality to the waking landscape. The air here carries the clean, earthy scent of turned soil and growing things, a fragrance that speaks of seasons and sustenance, a testament to the enduring partnership between the people of Bates and the land they cultivate. The story of Bates is deeply entwined with the agricultural heartland of Illinois, its existence shaped by the fertile soil and the ceaseless cycle of planting and harvest. For generations, the local economy has been anchored by the bounty of the fields, with corn and soybeans standing as the golden and emerald pillars of its prosperity. Evidence of this agrarian heritage is visible in the sturdy barns and silos that dot the landscape, silent sentinels to a way of life that has persisted through changing times. Though the echoes of a more bustling past may be faint, the enduring spirit of resilience and community continues to define Bates, a quiet testament to the enduring strength found in the rhythms of rural life.
Live animated radar for Bates and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Bates, Sangamon County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 39.724217°N, 89.84955°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62670, 62419 |
| Area Code | 217 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Bates, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bates, 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 Bates includes coordinates 39.724217°N, 89.849550°W, situated in Sangamon County. ZIP code 62670, 62419. 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. 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.
