Bentley, Illinois Weather
Bentley, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Bentley, Hancock County.
Full aviation weather for Bentley is published on the Keokuk Municipal Airport (KEOK) page, 30 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 Bentley 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 Bentley: Fort Madison Municipal Airport (KFSW) 40 km · Macomb Municipal Airport (KMQB) 44 km · Quincy Regional Airport Baldwin Field (KUIN) 45 km · Mount Sterling Municipal Airport (KI63) 48 km · Southeast Iowa Regional Airport (KBRL) 49 km
Conditions reported at KEOK describe the airfield itself. Weather 30 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Bentley specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Bentley.
About Bentley, Illinois
Bentley lies in a landscape of broad, sweeping horizons, where the land rolls gently under a sky that seems to stretch on forever. It lies 32.3 miles north-north-east of Quincy, IL (from Quincy, IL: bearing 29°T), and is situated 5.1 miles south-south-east of Carthage. The soil, a rich, dark loam, is the lifeblood of this place, yielding its bounty to the sun and the rain, and the fields are a patchwork quilt of greens and golds, broken by the darker, more intense emerald of mature trees that stand sentinel along fence lines and in scattered groves. The air here, especially in the early morning, carries a crisp coolness, a promise of the day's warmth, and the quiet hum of insects is a constant, unobtrusive soundtrack to the unfolding of nature's slow, deliberate processes. The very character of Bentley is etched into this terrain, a quiet resilience born of the earth and the sky. The history of Bentley is deeply intertwined with the agricultural spirit of Hancock County, a place where farming has long been the dominant economic engine. Families who have worked this land for generations form the bedrock of the community, their lives shaped by the cycles of planting and harvest. While industry beyond agriculture is sparse, the local economy thrives on the productivity of its farms, with grain elevators and small businesses serving the needs of the rural populace. The simple, unadorned architecture of the homes and public buildings speaks of a practical, no-nonsense approach to life, a reflection of the enduring values passed down through the years, and the rhythm of Bentley is one of steady, purposeful effort, punctuated by the quiet satisfaction of a job well done.
Live animated radar for Bentley 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 | Bentley, Hancock County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 40.344489°N, 91.111807°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62321 |
| Area Code | 217 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Bentley, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bentley, 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 Bentley includes coordinates 40.344489°N, 91.111807°W, situated in Hancock County. ZIP code 62321. 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.
