Brocton, Illinois Weather
Brocton, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Brocton, Edgar County.
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About Brocton, Illinois
Brocton rests quietly on the gently rolling terrain of eastern Illinois, a place where the sky seems to stretch wider and the fields hold their breath in the sun. It lies 30.1 miles west-north-west of Harrison, IN (from Harrison, IN: bearing 296°T), and is situated 6.4 miles south-south-east of Newman. The land here is a mosaic of cultivated earth, the rich, dark soil yielding its bounty under the broad sweep of the horizon, punctuated by stands of mature oak and maple trees that offer pockets of deep shade. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a faint, sweet scent of drying hay and warm dust, a testament to the agricultural heart of the region, and the houses, many with broad porches, seem to lean into the quiet hum of existence. The roads, often unpaved or a pale, sun-bleached gravel, curve with the land, leading the eye towards distant farmsteads and the seemingly endless expanse of prairie grass that whispers secrets in the breeze. The history of Brocton is deeply intertwined with the fertile crescent of Edgar County, its founding tied to the westward expansion and the promise of land that could feed a growing nation. For generations, farming has been the bedrock of its economy, the rhythm of planting and harvest dictating the pulse of life, with corn and soybeans standing tall as the primary custodians of the soil's wealth. While no grand monuments mark its past, the enduring spirit of its people, who have weathered economic shifts and the changing tides of rural life, is a quiet but powerful legacy. The local general store, a familiar fixture, serves as more than just a place of commerce; it is a hub where the day's news is exchanged, a living repository of the community's shared experience, and where the simple act of buying groceries feels like participating in a long-held tradition.
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| Location | Brocton, Edgar County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 39.71559°N, 87.932533°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 61917 |
| Area Code | 309 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Brocton, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Brocton, 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 Brocton includes coordinates 39.715590°N, 87.932533°W, situated in Edgar County. ZIP code 61917. 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. 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.
