Big Foot Prairie, Illinois Weather
Big Foot Prairie, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Big Foot Prairie, McHenry County.
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About Big Foot Prairie, Illinois
Big Foot Prairie unfolds across a landscape shaped by the slow, persistent artistry of glaciers. It lies 14.6 miles north-north-west of Woodstock, IL (from Woodstock, IL: bearing 328°T), and is situated 5.1 miles north of Harvard. Rolling terrain, a legacy of ancient ice sheets, gives way to broad, open fields that stretch towards horizons often painted with the muted, earthy tones of ripening corn and soybeans. Here, the sky feels immense, a vast, unbroken canvas that dictates the mood of the day, from the sharp, clear light of midday to the bruised purples and oranges of a summer sunset. The air itself carries a certain stillness, punctuated only by the rustle of wind through prairie grasses and the distant, mournful call of a red-tailed hawk circling overhead. This is a place where the land holds its breath, a quiet testament to forces far grander than human endeavor. The story of Big Foot Prairie is deeply entwined with the fertile earth and the agricultural ingenuity it fosters. For generations, this land has yielded its bounty, supporting a local economy built on the steadfast rhythm of planting and harvesting. While the broad strokes of its history speak of pioneer settlement and the relentless taming of the wild, the subtle currents of its past are evident in the weathered barns standing sentinel over fields, and the enduring community spirit that binds its residents. The very character of Big Foot Prairie is one of grounded resilience, a quiet confidence born from a deep connection to the land and the predictable cycles of nature.
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| Location | Big Foot Prairie, McHenry County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 42.495018°N, 88.59899°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 60033 |
| Area Code | 312, 773 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Big Foot Prairie, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Big Foot Prairie, 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 Big Foot Prairie includes coordinates 42.495018°N, 88.598990°W, situated in McHenry County. ZIP code 60033. Telephone area code: 312, 773. 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.
