Dunkel, Illinois Weather
Dunkel, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Dunkel, Christian County.
Full aviation weather for Dunkel is published on the Taylorville Municipal Airport (KTAZ) page, 24 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. 3 airfields within reach of Dunkel 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 Dunkel: Decatur Airport (KDEC) 44 km · Vandalia Municipal Airport (KVLA) 54 km
Conditions reported at KTAZ describe the airfield itself. Weather 24 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Dunkel specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Dunkel.
About Dunkel, Illinois
Dunkel lies in a broad, shallow valley, where the land gently slopes and the horizon often feels impossibly distant under a vast Illinois sky. It lies 26.4 miles south-south-west of Decatur, IL (from Decatur, IL: bearing 193°T), and is situated 5.5 miles north of Pana. The fields, a patchwork of emerald and gold depending on the season, stretch out like rumpled velvet, interrupted only by the occasional farmhouse or a stand of mature oak and maple trees that offer a deep, cool shade. The air here can hold the damp, earthy scent of turned soil after a spring rain, or the dry, sun-baked aroma of harvested wheat in late summer, a subtle perfume that clings to the senses and whispers of the land's constant, quiet work. The quiet is a character in itself, punctuated by the distant rumble of a tractor or the sharp call of a red-tailed hawk circling overhead, a sound that seems to amplify the immense stillness of the prairie. The history of Dunkel is tied to the fertile soil and the promise of agriculture, its early settlers drawn by the rich black loam that has sustained generations. While not a bustling metropolis, Dunkel has always been a place of quiet industry, its economy rooted in the grain elevators that stand as silent sentinels along the railroad tracks, processing the bounty of the surrounding farms. There are no grand monuments or famous institutions here, but rather a lived history in the weathered barns and the solid, unpretentious homes that speak of resilience and a deep connection to the land. The simple, steady rhythm of life in Dunkel is a reflection of its agricultural heritage, a place where the seasons dictate the pace and the community finds its strength in shared endeavor.
Live animated radar for Dunkel 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 | Dunkel, Christian County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 39.468097°N, 89.06286°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62557, 61840 |
| Area Code | 217, 309 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Dunkel, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Dunkel, 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 Dunkel includes coordinates 39.468097°N, 89.062860°W, situated in Christian County. ZIP code 62557, 61840. Telephone area code: 217, 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.
