Bismarck, Illinois Weather
Bismarck, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Bismarck, Vermilion County.
Full aviation weather for Bismarck is published on the Vermilion Regional Airport (KDNV) page, 7 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. 6 airfields within reach of Bismarck 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 Bismarck: Rantoul National Aviation Center - Frank Elliot field (KTIP) 45 km · Paxton Airport (K1C1) 49 km · Frasca Field (KC16) 52 km · Kentland Municipal Airport (K50I) 57 km · Purdue University Airport (KLAF) 59 km
Conditions reported at KDNV describe the airfield itself. Weather 7 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Bismarck specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Bismarck.
About Bismarck, Illinois
Bismarck sits quiet under a sky that stretches wide, a flat expanse of Illinois prairie where cornfields unfurl like green carpets towards the horizon. It lies 9.7 miles north of Danville, IL (from Danville, IL: bearing 7°T), and is situated 8.6 miles south-south-east of Rossville. The land here breathes deep, a gentle swell of earth punctuated by the patient rows of crops that mark the seasons. Sunlight, especially in the late afternoon, has a way of slanting low, casting long shadows from the occasional cluster of oak trees that stand sentinel against the open sky, their leaves rustling with a dry, papery sound that seems to echo the wind. The air itself carries the scent of turned soil and distant woodsmoke, a comforting, earthy perfume that clings to the skin. The history of Bismarck is etched in the fertile soil that has sustained it, a legacy of agricultural endeavor that predates its formal founding. This is a place where the economy has long been tied to the bounty of the land, with generations of families working the earth, coaxing life from the dark loam. You can sense a quiet resilience in Bismarck, a groundedness that comes from a deep connection to the cycles of planting and harvest. While no grand monuments dominate the landscape, the true landmarks are the silos that punctuate the skyline and the sturdy, unpretentious farmhouses that dot the countryside, each a testament to a life lived in harmony with the land's enduring promise.
Live animated radar for Bismarck 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 | Bismarck, Vermilion County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 40.263925°N, 87.608076°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 61814 |
| Area Code | 309 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Bismarck, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bismarck, 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 Bismarck includes coordinates 40.263925°N, 87.608076°W, situated in Vermilion County. ZIP code 61814. 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.
