Danforth, Illinois Weather
Danforth, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Danforth, Iroquois County.
Full aviation weather for Danforth is published on the Greater Kankakee Airport (KIKK) page, 30 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 Danforth 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 Danforth: Paxton Airport (K1C1) 43 km · Kentland Municipal Airport (K50I) 47 km · Dwight Airport (KDTG) 52 km · Pontiac Municipal Airport (KPNT) 56 km · Lake Village Airport (KC98) 57 km
Conditions reported at KIKK describe the airfield itself. Weather 30 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Danforth specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Danforth, Illinois
Danforth lies under a vast Illinois sky, a place where the land stretches out, a gentle swell of fertile earth meeting an horizon that seems to go on forever. It lies 21.6 miles south-south-west of Kankakee, IL (from Kankakee, IL: bearing 196°T), and is situated 3.8 miles north-north-east of Gilman. The air here, especially in the long summer evenings, carries the faint, sweet scent of ripening corn and the distant hum of tractors, a sound that’s as much a part of the landscape as the rich, dark soil itself. Fields of soybeans and corn, a patchwork quilt of greens and golds, unfurl in every direction, broken only by the occasional cluster of sturdy farmhouses and the silver glint of grain bins. The roads, straight and true, cut across this expanse like deliberate brushstrokes, leading the eye towards a sky that often blazes with the fiery hues of sunset, painting the clouds in strokes of apricot and rose. This corner of Iroquois County, Danforth has always been tied to the bounty of the land, its history etched not in stone monuments but in the enduring cycle of planting and harvest. The early settlers, drawn by the promise of this fertile prairie, established a community built on hard work and shared reliance, an ethos that still resonates in the quiet rhythm of daily life. The local economy thrives on agriculture, with its roots deeply planted in the cultivation of crops that feed the nation, and the grain elevators stand as stoic sentinels of this enduring industry. While there are no grand historical sites or bustling tourist attractions, there is a quiet dignity to Danforth, a sense of belonging that comes from a place that knows its purpose, a place where the simple act of watching the wind ripple through a cornfield can feel like a profound connection to the earth.
Live animated radar for Danforth 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 | Danforth, Iroquois County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 40.820312°N, 87.977818°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 60930 |
| Area Code | 630, 331 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Danforth, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Danforth, 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 Danforth includes coordinates 40.820312°N, 87.977818°W, situated in Iroquois County. ZIP code 60930. Telephone area code: 630, 331. 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.
