Cambridge, Illinois Weather
Cambridge, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Cambridge, Henry County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Cambridge.
About Cambridge, Illinois
Cambridge exhales the quiet breath of the prairie, a landscape sculpted by the patient hand of wind and water. It lies 21.8 miles south-east of Moline, IL (from Moline, IL: bearing 130°T), and is situated 18.9 miles south-east of East Moline. Here, the land rolls with a gentle, almost imperceptible swell, a vast expanse of fertile soil giving way to the distant, hazy blue of the horizon. Fields of corn and soybeans, emerald green in the summer sun and a rich, burnished gold in autumn, stretch to meet the sky, their straight lines a testament to human order imposed upon the wilder inclinations of nature. The air itself carries a certain cleanness, a scent of turned earth and growing things, especially potent after a summer rain when the scent of petrichor rises to meet the pale, vast sky. The character of Cambridge is one of quiet endurance, a stoic grace that mirrors the resilience of the cultivated fields. The history of Cambridge is intrinsically tied to the agricultural heart of Henry County, its economy long rooted in the bounty of the land. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of rich soil, established a community that grew at the pace of the seasons, its prosperity waxing and waning with the harvests. While no grand universities or famous inventors claim this soil as their singular origin, Cambridge has fostered a deep sense of local pride and tradition, evident in the well-maintained homes and the quiet hum of everyday life. The town square, with its modest but sturdy brick buildings, serves as the enduring nucleus, a place where neighbors still exchange greetings and the pace of commerce feels comfortably measured. The legacy of agriculture is not merely an economic fact but an ingrained cultural rhythm, a silent understanding that connects the present to the generations who first coaxed life from this expansive prairie.
Live animated radar for Cambridge and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Cambridge, Henry County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 41.303647°N, 90.192897°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 61238 |
| Area Code | 847, 224 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Cambridge, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cambridge, 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 Cambridge includes coordinates 41.303647°N, 90.192897°W, situated in Henry County. ZIP code 61238. Telephone area code: 847, 224. 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.
