Bethany, Illinois Weather
Bethany, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Bethany, Moultrie County.
Full aviation weather for Bethany is published on the Decatur Airport (KDEC) page, 24 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 Bethany 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 Bethany: Tuscola Airport (KK96) 40 km · Coles County Memorial Airport (KMTO) 44 km · Taylorville Municipal Airport (KTAZ) 52 km · University of Illinois Willard Airport (KCMI) 59 km
Conditions reported at KDEC describe the airfield itself. Weather 24 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Bethany specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Bethany.
About Bethany, Illinois
Bethany exhales a quiet peace across the rolling, cultivated plains of central Illinois. It lies 17.7 miles south-east of Decatur, IL (from Decatur, IL: bearing 139°T), and is situated 7.6 miles west-north-west of Sullivan. The land here is a patient canvas of agricultural bounty, where fields of corn and soybeans stretch to horizons often painted with the soft, diffused light of a prairie sky. Gentle swells in the terrain, sculpted by ancient glaciers, create a landscape that feels both expansive and intimately familiar, a place where the wind whispers secrets through the stalks and the air itself carries the scent of rich, dark earth. The character of Bethany is one of enduring, unpretentious grace, a place where the days move with a steady, predictable cadence, punctuated by the distant hum of tractors and the occasional chirp of a meadowlark. The history of Bethany is as deeply rooted as the crops that define its economy, a testament to the pioneering spirit that settled these fertile grounds. Founded by individuals drawn to the rich soil and the promise of agricultural prosperity, Bethany grew from humble beginnings into a community sustained by the land’s generous yield. The local economy, still predominantly agricultural, relies on the cultivation of staple crops, a tradition passed down through generations, while a scattering of small businesses and services cater to the needs of its residents and the surrounding farms. There are no grand monuments or bustling tourist attractions here; instead, the distinctive charm of Bethany lies in its authentic connection to the rhythms of rural life, a place where neighborly bonds are as strong as the foundations of the old grain elevators that punctuate the skyline, silhouetted against the vast, star-dusted expanse of a Midwestern night.
Live animated radar for Bethany 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 | Bethany, Moultrie County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 39.645592°N, 88.738125°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 61914 |
| Area Code | 309 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Bethany, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bethany, 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 Bethany includes coordinates 39.645592°N, 88.738125°W, situated in Moultrie County. ZIP code 61914. Telephone area code: 309. 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.
