Cedar Point, Illinois Weather
Cedar Point, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Cedar Point, LaSalle County.
Full aviation weather for Cedar Point is published on the Illinois Valley Regional Airport Walter A Duncan Field (KVYS) page, 10 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 Cedar Point 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 Cedar Point: Marshall County Airport (KC75) 35 km · Cushing Field Ltd Airport (K0C8) 52 km · Bresson Airport (KC82) 56 km · Pontiac Municipal Airport (KPNT) 56 km · Dwight Airport (KDTG) 59 km
Conditions reported at KVYS describe the airfield itself. Weather 10 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Cedar Point specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Cedar Point.
About Cedar Point, Illinois
Cedar Point unfolds as a quiet expanse where the Illinois River begins to broaden, its banks softened by a generous growth of trees, the air carrying the faint, earthy scent of damp soil and ripening grain. It lies 46.2 miles north-north-east of Peoria, IL (from Peoria, IL: bearing 31°T), and is situated 4.5 miles south of Peru. Rolling fields, a patchwork of emerald and gold depending on the season, stretch towards a horizon often softened by the haze of summer or the crisp clarity of autumn. The land itself is a gentle undulation, a subtle rise and fall that belies the powerful currents of the waterway it embraces. Even in the midday sun, there’s a certain stillness here, a sense of patient waiting, broken only by the distant hum of farm machinery or the cry of a hawk circling high above. The character of Cedar Point is one of quiet resilience, a place that has absorbed the seasons and the passage of time without fanfare, its beauty lying in its unpretentious solidity. Historically, Cedar Point's narrative is tied to the fertile earth and the lifeblood of the Illinois River, a natural highway for trade and travel long before roads were paved. Early settlers found rich soil, ideal for cultivating corn and soybeans, a tradition that continues to anchor the local economy, the rhythmic planting and harvesting dictating the pulse of life. While not a hub of heavy industry, the river's presence has always been a subtle but constant influence, hinting at a past where barges laden with goods would have been a common sight, a reminder of a different era of commerce. The landscape itself, marked by the slow, deliberate flow of the water and the vastness of the prairie sky overhead, imbues Cedar Point with a sense of enduring connection to the land and its bounty.
Live animated radar for Cedar Point 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 | Cedar Point, LaSalle County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 41.263091°N, 89.125639°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 61316 |
| Area Code | 815 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Cedar Point, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cedar Point, 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 Cedar Point includes coordinates 41.263091°N, 89.125639°W, situated in LaSalle County. ZIP code 61316. 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. 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.
