Bellevue, Illinois Weather
Bellevue, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Bellevue, Peoria County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Bellevue.
About Bellevue, Illinois
Bellevue lies where the rich Illinois soil begins its gentle descent towards the Illinois River. It lies 4.8 miles west of Peoria, IL (from Peoria, IL: bearing 262°T), and is situated 8.3 miles north-north-west of Pekin. The landscape here is a study in subtle contours, a rolling prairie that has been coaxed into yielding its bounty for generations. Fields of corn and soybeans, stretching towards horizons softened by distance, form a patchwork quilt under the vast, often luminous sky, their colors shifting with the seasons from vibrant green to a deep, burnished gold. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries the sweet, earthy scent of tilled land and the faint, metallic tang of distant industry, a testament to the enduring connection between the people and the earth they cultivate. The quietude of Bellevue is not an absence of sound, but a different kind of listening, punctuated by the distant hum of traffic on the interstate, the call of unseen birds, and the rustle of wind through the tall grasses that still cling to the less-traveled byways. The history of Bellevue is inextricably linked to the fertile lands and the vital artery of the Illinois River, a waterway that has shaped both its past and its present economy. For decades, agriculture has been the bedrock, with generations of families working the land, their lives measured by the planting and harvesting cycles. While the large-scale industries of yesteryear might have faded, a resilient spirit persists, evident in the local businesses that serve the agricultural community and the steady flow of goods that moves along the river and the nearby highways. There’s a palpable sense of continuity here, a quiet pride in the enduring work of building and sustaining a place. The character of Bellevue is one of grounded practicality, where the rhythms of nature and the demands of a working life are woven together with an unpretentious grace.
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| Location | Bellevue, Peoria County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 40.684482°N, 89.680102°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 61604 |
| Area Code | 815 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Bellevue, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bellevue, 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 Bellevue includes coordinates 40.684482°N, 89.680102°W, situated in Peoria County. ZIP code 61604. Telephone area code: 815. 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.
