Cerro Gordo, Illinois Weather
Cerro Gordo, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Cerro Gordo, Piatt County.
Full aviation weather for Cerro Gordo is published on the Decatur Airport (KDEC) page, 13 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 Cerro Gordo 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 Cerro Gordo: Tuscola Airport (KK96) 38 km · University of Illinois Willard Airport (KCMI) 42 km · Frasca Field (KC16) 53 km · Logan County Airport (KAAA) 60 km · Coles County Memorial Airport (KMTO) 60 km
Conditions reported at KDEC describe the airfield itself. Weather 13 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Cerro Gordo specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Cerro Gordo, Illinois
Cerro Gordo lies under a sky that stretches, it seems, forever across the flat, fertile expanse of central Illinois. It lies 12.5 miles east-north-east of Decatur, IL (from Decatur, IL: bearing 74°T), and is situated 8.6 miles west-south-west of Bement. The land here is a patient canvas, painted in broad strokes of emerald and gold by fields of corn and soybeans that ripple in the breeze like a restless ocean. Ditches, edged with Queen Anne's Lace and the occasional stubborn thistle, trace the gentle contours of the terrain, carrying away the abundant rains that nourish this agricultural heartland. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a clean, earthy scent, a mixture of tilled soil and the subtle sweetness of ripening grain, and the light, as it begins its descent, casts long, attenuated shadows that stretch across the roads and the few scattered farmsteads. The history of Cerro Gordo is as deeply rooted in the soil as the crops that define its present. This was a place shaped by the plow and the steady, determined work of generations who understood the bounty of the prairie. The local economy remains intrinsically tied to the rhythms of agriculture, with grain elevators standing as silent sentinels, their silos reaching towards the heavens like weathered monuments to the harvest. While not a place of grand pronouncements or bustling industry, Cerro Gordo possesses a quiet, unassuming character, a testament to the enduring spirit of those who have made their lives here, finding their fortunes and their peace in the broad, open vistas and the predictable cycles of the earth.
Live animated radar for Cerro Gordo 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 | Cerro Gordo, Piatt County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 39.890591°N, 88.728126°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 61818 |
| Area Code | 309 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Cerro Gordo, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cerro Gordo, 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 Cerro Gordo includes coordinates 39.890591°N, 88.728126°W, situated in Piatt County. ZIP code 61818. 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.
