Burtons Bridge, Illinois Weather
Burtons Bridge, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Burtons Bridge, McHenry County.
Full aviation weather for Burtons Bridge is published on the Lake in the Hills Airport (K3CK) page, 11 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 Burtons Bridge 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 Burtons Bridge: Campbell Airport (KC81) 14 km · Galt Field (K10C) 18 km · Camp Lake Airport (K49C) 28 km · Dacy Airport (K0C0) 36 km · Grand Geneva Resort Airport (KC02) 40 km
Conditions reported at K3CK describe the airfield itself. Weather 11 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Burtons Bridge specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Burtons Bridge, Illinois
Burtons Bridge rests in the broad, open shoulders of northern Illinois, where the land exhales a quiet, agricultural breath. It lies 4.2 miles south-south-east of McHenry, IL (from McHenry, IL: bearing 152°T), and is situated 9.5 miles south-west of Round Lake Beach. Rolling fields, a patchwork of corn and soybeans, stretch towards horizons softened by the haze of summer afternoons, their stalks rustling like whispered secrets in the breeze. The Kishwaukee River, a ribbon of slow-moving water, threads its way through the landscape, its banks fringed with willows that weep green tendrils towards the surface. Evenings here can paint the sky in bruised purples and soft oranges, a fleeting masterpiece that settles over the scattered farmsteads and quiet roads, imbuing the air with a palpable sense of stillness. The history of Burtons Bridge is tied to the fertile earth and the steady flow of the river that has sustained it for generations. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of rich soil, established farms and small businesses, building a life out of the prairie's bounty. The local economy, while perhaps not roaring, remains rooted in agriculture and the small-scale industries that support it, a testament to the enduring spirit of those who came before. Life moves at a pace dictated by the seasons and the sun, a rhythm that feels both timeless and deeply connected to the land. There’s a quiet pride in Burtons Bridge, a sense of place forged by hard work and the simple beauty of the Midwestern landscape.
Live animated radar for Burtons Bridge 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 | Burtons Bridge, McHenry County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 42.279745°N, 88.228973°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 60050, 60014 |
| Area Code | 312, 773 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Burtons Bridge, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Burtons Bridge, 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 Burtons Bridge includes coordinates 42.279745°N, 88.228973°W, situated in McHenry County. ZIP code 60050, 60014. 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.
