Carman, Illinois Weather
Carman, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Carman, Henderson County.
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About Carman, Illinois
Carman rests in a quiet corner of Henderson County, where the land begins to softly fold and unfurl toward the Mississippi River. It lies 38.7 miles west-south-west of Galesburg, IL (from Galesburg, IL: bearing 249°T), and is situated 5.4 miles south-south-east of Burlington. The terrain here is a study in patient erosion, with broad, cultivated fields of corn and soybeans stretching across the gentle swells, their green and gold a muted counterpoint to the darker, wilder stands of oak and hickory that fringe the draws and hollows. The air, especially in late summer, carries the dry, sweet scent of harvested grain and the subtle, earthy perfume of sun-baked soil. A scattering of weathered barns, their paint long since surrendered to the elements, punctuate the landscape, silent sentinels to a life lived close to the turning seasons. The sky above Carman is vast, a boundless canvas that shifts from the pale, washed-out blue of midday to the bruised purples and oranges of a coming twilight, a spectacle that lends a profound stillness to the ordinary rhythm of the day. The history of Carman is tied to the rich agricultural heritage of this part of Illinois, a place where generations have worked the fertile ground. While the precise founding dates may have faded, the echoes of those early settlers, who saw promise in these rolling prairies and wooded ravines, remain. The local economy, as it has for so long, centers on the bounty of the land, with farms still forming the backbone of the community's livelihood, their harvests feeding markets far beyond the immediate horizon. There are no grand monuments or bustling tourist attractions in Carman; its character is found in the quiet perseverance of its people and the enduring connection to the earth. The occasional rumble of a distant train, a sound that has traversed these plains for over a century, serves as a reminder of the wider world, yet here, life unfolds with a measured, deliberate pace, a quiet affirmation of a way of life that values continuity.
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| Location | Carman, Henderson County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 40.740596°N, 91.059588°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 61425 |
| Area Code | 815 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Carman, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Carman, 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 Carman includes coordinates 40.740596°N, 91.059588°W, situated in Henderson County. ZIP code 61425. 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.
