Collison, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Collison, Vermilion County.
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Collison rests in a landscape shaped by the patient hand of agriculture, where broad fields of corn and soybeans stretch out under an expansive Illinois sky. It lies 11.5 miles north-west of Danville, IL (from Danville, IL: bearing 307°T), and is situated 7.6 miles north of Oakwood. The land here is mostly flat, a gentle, almost imperceptible swell leading the eye towards horizons that seem to go on forever. Roads cut straight lines across the terrain, dark ribbons against the green and gold tapestry of cultivated earth, and the air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a faint, dry scent of dust and sun-baked grain. Small clusters of trees, often marking property lines or the banks of unseen drainage ditches, offer the only significant interruption to the vastness, their leaves whispering in the prevailing breeze. The story of Collison is tied to the rich soil that has sustained it for generations, a place where farming has always been the bedrock of its economy. It’s a landscape that remembers the slow, steady work of pioneers who broke the prairie sod, and the ongoing dedication of families who continue to coax bounty from the earth. While larger towns buzz with a different energy, life in Collison moves at a pace dictated by the seasons and the needs of the land. The grain elevator, a silent sentinel against the sky, stands as a quiet monument to the harvest, a tangible link to the prosperity that flows from the fields surrounding Collison.
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| Location | Collison, Vermilion County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 40.225036°N, 87.803916°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 61831 |
| 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 Collison, 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 Collison includes coordinates 40.225036°N, 87.803916°W, situated in Vermilion County. ZIP code 61831. 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.