Cropsey, Illinois Weather
Cropsey, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Cropsey, McLean County.
Full aviation weather for Cropsey is published on the Paxton Airport (K1C1) page, 35 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 Cropsey 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 Cropsey: Pontiac Municipal Airport (KPNT) 37 km · Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal (KBMI) 40 km · Rantoul National Aviation Center - Frank Elliot field (KTIP) 45 km · Frasca Field (KC16) 57 km · Dwight Airport (KDTG) 58 km
Conditions reported at K1C1 describe the airfield itself. Weather 35 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Cropsey specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Cropsey.
About Cropsey, Illinois
Cropsey rests on the broad, yielding breast of central Illinois, a landscape where the earth itself seems to exhale an unbroken, verdant breath. It lies 27.7 miles east-north-east of Normal, IL (from Normal, IL: bearing 76°T), and is situated 9.7 miles south of Fairbury. The land here is a study in subtle contours, a gentle swell and fall that hints at the ancient glacial forces that shaped it, now softened by centuries of cultivation. Wide fields stretch to horizons that blur into the pale blue of an Illinois sky, their rich, dark soil a testament to the agricultural heart that beats beneath. In the late afternoon, the sun slants low, casting long, elongated shadows that stretch and recede across the stubble of harvested corn and the patient green of winter wheat, imbuing the air with a honeyed light that seems to hold the very memory of summer. The wind, when it comes, carries the scent of turned earth and the distant hum of machinery, a constant, low-frequency murmur that is the very pulse of this place. The history of Cropsey is as deeply rooted as the prairie grasses that once dominated this land, a story woven into the agricultural tapestry of McLean County. For generations, this has been a place where the bounty of the soil dictates the rhythm of life, where the planting and harvesting of crops are the enduring pillars of its economy. While no grand monuments rise to mark its past, the enduring legacy of those who tilled this fertile ground is evident in the sturdy farmhouses and the well-maintained barns that dot the landscape. Life in Cropsey moves with a quiet deliberation, a pace dictated by the seasons and the needs of the land, where neighborly visits and shared meals are as vital as the rain that nourishes the fields. The spirit of resilience and quiet pride is palpable, a reflection of a community that has always drawn its strength from the earth beneath its feet.
Live animated radar for Cropsey 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 | Cropsey, McLean County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 40.609201°N, 88.478668°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 61731 |
| Area Code | 309 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Cropsey, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cropsey, 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 Cropsey includes coordinates 40.609201°N, 88.478668°W, situated in McLean County. ZIP code 61731. 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. 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.
