Bushnell, Illinois Weather
Bushnell, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for Bushnell, McDonough County.
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About Bushnell, Illinois
Bushnell sits on land that has seen seasons turn for millennia, a gently rolling landscape in western Illinois where broad fields of corn and soybeans stretch towards a horizon that feels perpetually vast. It lies 28.2 miles south-south-west of Galesburg, IL (from Galesburg, IL: bearing 195°T), and is situated 8.6 miles south-south-west of Avon. The air here, especially in late afternoon, carries a certain stillness, a quiet hum of insects and distant machinery that settles over the cultivated earth. The terrain, carved by ancient glaciers and weathered by countless rains, offers a subtle, almost unnoticed rise and fall, a muted topography that speaks of patience and deep, slow change. In the summer months, the sky above Bushnell can be a dramatic canvas, shifting from the pale, washed-out blue of midday to the bruised purples and fiery oranges of sunset, painting the edges of the cornfields in transient, breathtaking hues. The history of Bushnell is tied to the rich agricultural heartland it inhabits, a place where early settlers found fertile ground for a life built on the land. The local economy has long been anchored by farming, with generations of families tending to the same rich, dark soil that yields abundant harvests year after year. While no grand universities or bustling metropolises define its character, Bushnell has its own quiet pulse, a rhythm of everyday life that unfolds with a steady, unpretentious grace. The town itself, a collection of sturdy buildings and tree-lined streets, serves as a hub for the surrounding farms, a place where neighbors gather and the concerns of the day are shared over coffee or at the local hardware store. There are no dramatic mountain ranges or roaring rivers to shape its identity, but rather the enduring strength of community and the quiet dignity of a life lived close to the earth.
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| Location | Bushnell, McDonough County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 40.552818°N, 90.50624°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 61422 |
| Area Code | 815 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Bushnell, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bushnell, 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 Bushnell includes coordinates 40.552818°N, 90.506240°W, situated in McDonough County. ZIP code 61422. 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.
