Bishop Hill, Illinois Weather
Bishop Hill, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Bishop Hill, Henry County.
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About Bishop Hill, Illinois
Bishop Hill rises from the Illinois prairie like a memory. It lies 21.9 miles north-east of Galesburg, IL (from Galesburg, IL: bearing 37°T), and is situated 4.6 miles west-north-west of Galva. The land here is a broad, fertile canvas, gently rolling, giving way to wide horizons where the sky feels impossibly vast, especially as dusk bleeds purple and gold across the western edge of the fields. The air carries the scent of turned earth and, in summer, the sweet perfume of ripening corn, a subtle richness that clings to the weathered clapboard of the old buildings. There's a quiet stillness to Bishop Hill, a sense of enduring peace that settles over the small cluster of homes and shops, punctuated only by the distant rumble of a tractor or the occasional chime from the steeple of the old church. The very texture of the place, from the worn brick sidewalks to the sturdy oak trees lining the streets, speaks of a history lived deliberately, with a respect for the land and the seasons. This Swedish settlement, founded in the mid-19th century by followers of Erik Jansson, has held onto its unique heritage with a quiet pride. The local economy, once driven by agriculture and the crafts of its pioneering inhabitants, now finds a different kind of vitality in tourism and artisanal shops that echo the skills of the past. You can still find handcrafted pottery, woven textiles, and baked goods that evoke the flavors of generations. The Carpenter Gothic architecture of the Steeple Building, a landmark from those early days, stands as a sturdy reminder of the community's resilience and faith. Bishop Hill isn't a place that shouts its history; it whispers it in the creak of an old door, in the carefully preserved artifacts within its museums, and in the enduring spirit of a people who chose to build their lives on this rich, open land.
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| Location | Bishop Hill, Henry County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 41.201704°N, 90.119005°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 61419 |
| Area Code | 815 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Bishop Hill, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bishop Hill, 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 Bishop Hill includes coordinates 41.201704°N, 90.119005°W, situated in Henry County. ZIP code 61419. Telephone area code: 815. 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.
