Berry, Illinois Weather
Berry, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Berry, Sangamon County.
Full aviation weather for Berry is published on the Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport (KSPI) page, 23 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. 5 airfields within reach of Berry 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 Berry: Taylorville Municipal Airport (KTAZ) 23 km · Logan County Airport (KAAA) 51 km · Decatur Airport (KDEC) 54 km · Zelmer Memorial Airpark Inc Airport (K5K1) 55 km
Conditions reported at KSPI describe the airfield itself. Weather 23 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Berry specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Berry.
About Berry, Illinois
Berry lies in a landscape of gentle, rolling hills, where fields of corn and soybeans stretch towards a horizon often softened by the hazy, wide Illinois sky. It lies 11.0 miles east-south-east of Springfield, IL (from Springfield, IL: bearing 124°T), and is situated 4.1 miles south-east of Rochester. The air here carries the scent of turned earth and the distant hum of agricultural machinery, a constant reminder of the land's generous, if sometimes demanding, nature. Barns, weathered to shades of ochre and faded red, punctuate the green and gold expanse, their silos like stoic sentinels against the vastness. In the late afternoon, the sun casts long, warm shadows that pool in the hollows, and the light itself seems to thicken, turning the dust motes dancing in the air to tiny, fleeting embers. The history of Berry is inextricably linked to the fertile soil and the quiet persistence of those who first settled these lands. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of agricultural bounty, established a life here, their descendants continuing the farming tradition that remains the backbone of Berry's economy. This rural character is evident in the unpretentious storefronts and the unhurried rhythm of daily life, where conversations among neighbors often begin with the weather and end with the shared understanding of a life lived close to the seasons. While modern conveniences have arrived, the fundamental connection to the land, a quiet strength that has seen Berry through changing times, remains its most distinctive feature.
Live animated radar for Berry 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 | Berry, Sangamon County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 39.713105°N, 89.470925°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62563, 62515 |
| Area Code | 217 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Berry, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Berry, 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 Berry includes coordinates 39.713105°N, 89.470925°W, situated in Sangamon County. ZIP code 62563, 62515. 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.
