Berry, Illinois Weather
Berry, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Berry, Sangamon County.
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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.
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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 | July 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, 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 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. 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.
