Bull Valley, Illinois Weather
Bull Valley, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Bull Valley, McHenry County.
Full aviation weather for Bull Valley is published on the Galt Field (K10C) page, 9 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 Bull Valley 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 Bull Valley: Lake in the Hills Airport (K3CK) 13 km · Campbell Airport (KC81) 23 km · Dacy Airport (K0C0) 24 km · Camp Lake Airport (K49C) 28 km · Grand Geneva Resort Airport (KC02) 33 km
Conditions reported at K10C describe the airfield itself. Weather 9 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Bull Valley specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Bull Valley.
About Bull Valley, Illinois
Bull Valley unfolds across gently rolling terrain, a mosaic of emerald fields and mature woodlands where the sky seems to stretch infinitely. It lies 4.6 miles west of McHenry, IL (from McHenry, IL: bearing 259°T), and is situated 5.8 miles north-north-west of Crystal Lake. The land breathes a quiet resilience, its contours softened by the passage of seasons, each curve of the earth a subtle echo of glacial past. Here, the air carries the clean scent of mown hay and the faint, earthy perfume of damp soil after a summer rain, a fragrance that clings to the skin and settles deep within. Sunlight, when it breaks through the canopy of oak and maple, spills in liquid gold, illuminating the quiet industry of the fields and the shadowed stillness of the woods. Once a landscape shaped by agrarian dreams, Bull Valley retains its agricultural heart, though the rhythm of life has subtly shifted. The broad fields, once solely dedicated to corn and soybeans, now also host the sprawling estates of those who seek refuge from the city's clamor, their manicured lawns and stately homes a modern counterpoint to the enduring farmland. The local economy, while still touched by the soil, has broadened its scope, with a growing appreciation for the rural aesthetic drawing in businesses that cater to a discerning clientele. The quiet dignity of the older farmhouses, their clapboard siding weathered to a soft grey, stands as a silent testament to generations who worked this land, their legacy a palpable presence in the very character of Bull Valley.
Live animated radar for Bull Valley 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Bull Valley, McHenry County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 42.320577°N, 88.355089°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 60050, 60098 |
| Area Code | 312, 773 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Bull Valley, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bull Valley, 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 Bull Valley includes coordinates 42.320577°N, 88.355089°W, situated in McHenry County. ZIP code 60050, 60098. 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. 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.
