Diamond, Illinois Weather
Diamond, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Diamond, Grundy County.
Full aviation weather for Diamond is published on the Morris Municipal Airport James R. Washburn field (KC09) page, 21 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 Diamond 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 Diamond: Dwight Airport (KDTG) 23 km · Joliet Regional Airport (KJOT) 26 km · Lewis University Airport (KLOT) 38 km · Cushing Field Ltd Airport (K0C8) 39 km · Bolingbrook's Clow International Airport (K1C5) 46 km
Conditions reported at KC09 describe the airfield itself. Weather 21 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Diamond specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Diamond, Illinois
Diamond rests in a landscape that breathes with the flat, expansive grace of the prairie, where horizons stretch with an almost boundless promise under a sky that can shift from an aching, pale blue to the bruised purples of an approaching storm. It lies 18.6 miles south-south-west of Joliet, IL (from Joliet, IL: bearing 208°T), and is situated 10.0 miles east-south-east of Morris. The land here is a study in subtle contours, a gentle swell and dip that guides the eye across fields of corn and soybeans that ripple like a green and gold sea when the wind blows. Old farmsteads, stoic against the elements, punctuate the distance, their weathered silos reaching towards the heavens like forgotten sentinels. The air itself carries a clean, earthy scent, a mixture of turned soil and the distant, sweet perfume of ripening grain, particularly potent in the late afternoon sun. The very name Diamond hints at a subterranean wealth, a history etched not in stone but in the deep veins of coal that once fueled the furnaces of industry. This was a place built on the hard labor of miners, their lives intertwined with the rhythmic clang of pickaxes and the rumble of carts deep within the earth. Though the mines have long since hushed their clamor, the legacy of those days lingers, a quiet strength in the character of Diamond and its people. The local economy now finds its roots in the fertile soil, with agriculture remaining a steadfast pillar, the land yielding its bounty season after season. On a clear evening, the vastness of the prairie sky above Diamond becomes a canvas for a breathtaking display of stars, unhindered by the glare of city lights, a silent reminder of the enduring power of this open country.
Live animated radar for Diamond 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.
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| Location | Diamond, Grundy County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 41.288643°N, 88.251729°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 60416, 60481 |
| Area Code | 708 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Diamond, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Diamond, 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 Diamond includes coordinates 41.288643°N, 88.251729°W, situated in Grundy County. ZIP code 60416, 60481. Telephone area code: 708. 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.
