Clear Lake, Illinois Weather
Clear Lake, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Clear Lake, Sangamon County.
Full aviation weather for Clear Lake is published on the Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport (KSPI) 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 Clear Lake 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 Clear Lake: Taylorville Municipal Airport (KTAZ) 37 km · Logan County Airport (KAAA) 43 km · Zelmer Memorial Airpark Inc Airport (K5K1) 57 km · Jacksonville Municipal Airport (KIJX) 57 km · Havana Regional Airport (K9I0) 60 km
Conditions reported at KSPI describe the airfield itself. Weather 10 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Clear Lake specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Clear Lake.
About Clear Lake, Illinois
Clear Lake unfolds across a landscape shaped by the generous hand of glacial retreat, its waters reflecting a sky that often stretches in vast, unbroken arcs over the gently rolling prairie. It lies 4.1 miles east-north-east of Springfield, IL (from Springfield, IL: bearing 78°T), and is situated 5.9 miles south-south-east of Sherman. The land here, a fertile loam, yields generously to the plow, and the air carries the clean, earthy scent of tilled fields and distant woodlands. In the quiet hours, a profound stillness settles, broken only by the rustle of corn stalks whispering secrets to the wind or the distant lowing of cattle, a sound that seems to echo the very heartbeat of the countryside. The sun, when it dips below the horizon, paints the western sky in hues of apricot and rose, casting long, softened shadows that stretch across the meadows, a daily benediction on this tranquil corner of the world. The story of Clear Lake is one of enduring agricultural spirit, its economy deeply rooted in the rich soil that has sustained generations of farmers. This is a place where the harvest dictates the rhythm of life, and the bounty of the land is celebrated in community gatherings that speak of shared heritage and neighborly connection. Though not a place of grand pronouncements, the history of Clear Lake is etched into the very character of its people – resilient, practical, and deeply appreciative of the simple, profound beauty of their surroundings. The local taverns and diners hum with a low murmur of conversation, the everyday narratives of families and livelihoods, a testament to the quiet strength of a community that thrives on connection and the enduring promise of the land.
Live animated radar for Clear Lake 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Clear Lake, Sangamon County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 39.813661°N, 89.568708°W |
| Timezone | Central Time |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62707, 62702 |
| Area Code | 217 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Clear Lake, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Clear Lake, 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 Clear Lake includes coordinates 39.813661°N, 89.568708°W, situated in Sangamon County. ZIP code 62707, 62702. Telephone area code: 217. Timezone: Central Time.
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.
