Carthage, Illinois Weather
Carthage, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Carthage, Hancock County.
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About Carthage, Illinois
Carthage, Illinois, rests upon the broad, rolling shoulders of western Illinois, a landscape where the earth's contours speak of ancient glacial work. It lies 36.2 miles north-north-east of Quincy, IL (from Quincy, IL: bearing 23°T), and is situated 17.5 miles south-south-east of Fort Madison. Here, the land rises and falls with a patient, unhurried grace, cloaked in the verdant hues of summer fields that stretch towards horizons softened by the hazy breath of distant air. Oak and maple trees, their branches reaching like gnarled fingers, punctuate the arable plains, offering pockets of shade where sunlight filters through in shifting patterns, painting the forest floor with fleeting gold. The air itself carries a certain weight, a palpable stillness that settles after a rain, scented with the damp earth and the sweet, faint perfume of ripening corn. This heartland settlement carries the echoes of its pioneers, men and women who looked upon these fertile expanses and envisioned a future built from the soil. The economy of Carthage has long been tethered to the bounty of the surrounding agricultural lands, a dependence that shapes the rhythm of its days and the character of its people. The grain elevators, silent sentinels against the vast prairie sky, stand as monuments to this enduring connection, their metallic forms catching the low afternoon sun. While the agrarian roots remain deep, the town has also become a hub for its surrounding county, a place where commerce and community intertwine, fostering a quiet resilience that defines Carthage.
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| Location | Carthage, Hancock County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 40.416433°N, 91.136254°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 61061, 62321 |
| Area Code | 847, 224, 217 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Carthage, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Carthage, 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 Carthage includes coordinates 40.416433°N, 91.136254°W, situated in Hancock County. ZIP code 61061, 62321. Telephone area code: 847, 224, 217. 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.
