Dalton City, Illinois Weather
Dalton City, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Dalton City, Moultrie County.
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About Dalton City, Illinois
Dalton City rests in the gentle embrace of Moultrie County’s rolling terrain, a landscape defined by broad, cultivated fields that stretch towards a horizon often softened by the haze of summer heat. It lies 11.9 miles south-east of Decatur, IL (from Decatur, IL: bearing 138°T), and is situated 5.5 miles south-east of Mount Zion. The air here carries the clean, earthy scent of turned soil, a constant reminder of the land's enduring purpose. Farmsteads, their barns weathered to hues of faded red and silver-grey, punctuate the green expanse, their silos like stoic sentinels against the vast, often brilliant, prairie sky. The light at dusk, a peculiar, almost honeyed gold, falls across these open spaces, lending a quiet, contemplative beauty to the closing of each day. The history of Dalton City is intrinsically tied to the agricultural bounty of this region, its economy historically rooted in the cultivation of corn and soybeans, crops that have shaped the very character of the land. While the precise origins of its founding might be lost to the dust of passing years, the enduring spirit of its inhabitants is evident in the well-maintained homes and the quiet hum of local businesses. The rhythm of life in Dalton City is dictated by the seasons and the needs of the land, a steady, unhurried cadence that has sustained it through generations. There are no grand pronouncements here, no towering monuments, but rather a deep, quiet pride in the practicalities of rural life and the resilience of a community that draws its strength from the fertile earth beneath its feet.
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| Location | Dalton City, Moultrie County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 39.71198°N, 88.804516°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 61925 |
| Area Code | 309 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Dalton City, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Dalton City, 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 Dalton City includes coordinates 39.711980°N, 88.804516°W, situated in Moultrie County. ZIP code 61925. 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.
