Coral, Illinois Weather
Coral, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Coral, McHenry County.
Full aviation weather for Coral is published on the Lake in the Hills Airport (K3CK) page, 20 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 Coral 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 Coral: Dacy Airport (K0C0) 21 km · Poplar Grove Airport (KC77) 25 km · Galt Field (K10C) 26 km · Campbell Airport (KC81) 42 km · Beloit Airport (K44C) 46 km
Conditions reported at K3CK describe the airfield itself. Weather 20 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Coral specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Coral.
About Coral, Illinois
Coral unfurls across a landscape where the prairie gently slopes, a subtle testament to the glacial forces that shaped this part of McHenry County. It lies 7.8 miles west-north-west of Huntley, IL (from Huntley, IL: bearing 296°T), and is situated 9.0 miles south-west of Woodstock. Fields of amber grain, ripened under the vast Illinois sky, stretch towards horizons punctuated by the stoic silhouettes of oak and maple, their leaves whispering secrets in the passing breeze. The air here, particularly in the soft amber light of late afternoon, carries a clean, earthy scent, a fragrance of tilled soil and distant hayfields. The character of Coral is one of quiet resilience, a place where the land dictates the pace, and the sky feels impossibly large, a boundless canvas painted with the fleeting hues of dawn and dusk. The history of Coral is intertwined with the rich agricultural heritage of this region, where generations have cultivated the fertile ground, their livelihoods tied to the cycles of planting and harvest. The local economy, though modest, thrives on this connection to the land, with farms and small businesses forming the backbone of the community. While grand monuments are few, the very soil beneath one's feet holds a narrative of early settlers who carved their lives from this prairie expanse, their stories etched not in stone, but in the enduring spirit of the place. The quiet hum of agricultural machinery during the day and the profound stillness that settles over Coral at night speak of a life lived in harmony with the seasons, a distinctive rhythm that sets it apart.
Live animated radar for Coral 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 | Coral, McHenry County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 42.217245°N, 88.564536°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 60152 |
| Area Code | 312, 773 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Coral, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Coral, 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 Coral includes coordinates 42.217245°N, 88.564536°W, situated in McHenry County. ZIP code 60152. Telephone area code: 312, 773. 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.
