Crescent, Illinois Weather
Crescent, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Crescent, Tazewell County.
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About Crescent, Illinois
Crescent sits in a wide embrace of Illinois farmland, where the land, a quilt of greens and golds under the vast sky, rolls gently toward horizons that seem to stretch into forever. It lies 1.9 miles south-west of Pekin, IL (from Pekin, IL: bearing 223°T), and is situated 9.4 miles south-south-west of East Peoria. The air here carries the clean, earthy scent of tilled soil and ripening corn, a fragrance that mingles with the subtle sweetness of wildflowers blooming along the verges of quiet roads. Sunlight, especially in the late afternoon, casts long, buttery shadows that deepen the contours of the fields, painting the landscape in hues of ochre and amber. The stillness is profound, broken only by the distant hum of a tractor or the occasional call of a meadowlark, a natural symphony that underscores the enduring connection between Crescent and the fertile earth that sustains it. This stretch of Tazewell County, where Crescent finds its place, has long been a testament to the enduring power of agriculture, its economy rooted deeply in the cultivation of the land that surrounds it. Generations have worked these fields, their lives shaped by the rhythms of planting and harvest, a legacy that continues to define the character of the region. While large-scale industry has largely bypassed this tranquil corner of Illinois, the steady output of its farms has provided a quiet, consistent prosperity. The few businesses that serve Crescent are born of necessity and community, small enterprises that reflect the practical, grounded nature of its residents, a people who understand the value of hard work and the quiet satisfaction of a job well done under the open sky.
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| Location | Crescent, Tazewell County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 40.547261°N, 89.665659°W |
| Timezone | Central Time |
| ZIP Code(s) | 61554 |
| Area Code | 815 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Crescent, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Crescent, 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 Crescent includes coordinates 40.547261°N, 89.665659°W, situated in Tazewell County. ZIP code 61554. Telephone area code: 815. Timezone: Central Time.
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.
