Carlock, Illinois Weather
Carlock, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Carlock, McLean County.
Full aviation weather for Carlock is published on the Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal (KBMI) page, 22 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 Carlock 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 Carlock: Mount Hawley Auxiliary Airport (K3MY) 47 km · Pekin Municipal Airport (KC15) 47 km · General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport (KPIA) 48 km · Logan County Airport (KAAA) 50 km · Marshall County Airport (KC75) 53 km
Conditions reported at KBMI describe the airfield itself. Weather 22 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Carlock specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Carlock, Illinois
Carlock rests in the broad, fertile heart of McLean County, a place where the land itself seems to breathe a quiet, agrarian rhythm. It lies 8.8 miles west-north-west of Normal, IL (from Normal, IL: bearing 302°T), and is situated 9.9 miles north-west of Bloomington. The terrain here is a testament to the relentless, patient work of glaciers, leaving behind a landscape of gentle swells and broad, open vistas that stretch to the horizon, often painted with the shifting hues of an immense prairie sky. Fields of corn and soybeans form vast, verdant carpets that ripple in the breeze, their emerald depths broken by the deep, rich umber of freshly tilled earth, a constant reminder of the lifeblood of this region. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a clean, earthy scent, tinged with the distant sweetness of ripening grain, and the sunlight, as it begins its descent, casts long, golden shadows that stretch across the land like the slow, deliberate strokes of an artist's brush. The story of Carlock is intrinsically tied to the very soil that surrounds it, a narrative of settlers who saw in this fertile plain the promise of sustenance and a life built on hard work and the bounty of the earth. Its economy has long been rooted in agriculture, with generations of families cultivating the land, a tradition that continues to shape the character of Carlock. While the immediate vicinity may not boast dramatic natural landmarks, the subtle beauty of the prairie, with its vast skies and the subtle interplay of light and shadow across the cultivated fields, offers its own profound sense of place. The rhythm of life in Carlock is one of steady progress, marked by the changing seasons and the dependable cycle of planting and harvest, a quiet strength that has endured through the years.
Live animated radar for Carlock 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 | Carlock, McLean County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 40.582259°N, 89.132025°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 61725 |
| Area Code | 309 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Carlock, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Carlock, 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 Carlock includes coordinates 40.582259°N, 89.132025°W, situated in McLean County. ZIP code 61725. 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. 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.
