Cisco, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Cisco, Piatt County.
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Cisco rests in Piatt County, a collection of homes and businesses breathing the wide, flat expanse of central Illinois. It lies 16.9 miles north-east of Decatur, IL (from Decatur, IL: bearing 46°T), and is situated 8.2 miles west of Monticello. The land here is a study in subtle contours, a vast canvas of rich, dark earth that rolls with a gentle, almost imperceptible swell under the immense Midwestern sky. Rows of corn and soybeans march in disciplined legions across these fields, their green and gold a vibrant counterpoint to the pale blue heavens. The air, especially in the quiet hours before dawn, carries a cool, clean scent, tinged with the dampness of dew-kissed soil and the distant promise of the day's sun. Even the wind seems to possess a unique character, a whispering presence that rustles through the stalks and carries the faint, earthy perfumes of the agricultural heartland. The history of Cisco is intrinsically tied to the fertile soil that surrounds it, a story of pioneers and agriculture that has shaped its very identity. Established in a simpler time, its economy has long been anchored by the bounty of the land, with generations of farmers cultivating the rich prairie for sustenance and livelihood. While not boasting grand monuments, Cisco holds its own quiet significance, a testament to the enduring spirit of rural America. The town’s character is one of understated resilience, a place where the pace of life is measured by the turning of seasons and the steady hum of agricultural machinery, a quiet echo of the past woven into the present.
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| Location | Cisco, Piatt County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 40.011425°N, 88.726183°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 61830 |
| Area Code | 309 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cisco, 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 Cisco includes coordinates 40.011425°N, 88.726183°W, situated in Piatt County. ZIP code 61830. 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. 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.