Edelstein, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Edelstein, Peoria County.
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Edelstein lies like a quiet breath exhaled across the Illinois prairie, a place where the vast, fertile fields of Peoria County stretch to meet a sky that seems to hold a perpetual, soft luminescence. It lies 17.2 miles north of Peoria, IL (from Peoria, IL: bearing 353°T), and is situated 7.6 miles west of Chillicothe. The land here is a gentle, sweeping canvas of cultivated earth, broken by the occasional copse of trees that offer a momentary, darker punctuation. In the summer, the air hums with the unseen industry of insects and the distant drone of tractors, carrying the clean, green scent of growing corn and soybeans. Evenings often bring a stillness so profound it feels like a tangible thing, the horizon bleeding from pale gold to dusty rose as the sun dips low, painting the clouds in strokes of apricot and lavender. The history of Edelstein is written in the rich, dark soil that has sustained generations of farmers, its economy deeply rooted in the agricultural bounty of the region. This is a place where hard work and the turning of the seasons are the primary measures of time, where the legacy of those who first broke the prairie soil is still felt in the sturdy, practical character of its people. While not a place of grand pronouncements or bustling industry, Edelstein offers a quiet dignity, a testament to the enduring spirit of rural life in the heartland, where the simple act of watching the wheat heads sway in the breeze can feel like a profound connection to the earth.
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| Location | Edelstein, Peoria County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 40.94087°N, 89.629264°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 61526 |
| Area Code | 815 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Edelstein, 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 Edelstein includes coordinates 40.940870°N, 89.629264°W, situated in Peoria County. ZIP code 61526. Telephone area code: 815. 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.