El Paso, Illinois Weather
El Paso, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for El Paso, Woodford County.
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About El Paso, Illinois
El Paso rises from the Illinois prairie, a collection of buildings that hold the horizon in their gaze. It lies 15.6 miles north of Normal, IL (from Normal, IL: bearing 355°T), and is situated 9.3 miles north of Hudson. The land here is a study in subtle contours, gently rolling fields of corn and soybeans stretching to where the sky begins, a vast, ever-shifting canvas of cerulean and bruised twilight. The air, especially in late afternoon, carries the dry, sweet scent of ripening grain mingled with the faint, metallic tang of distant machinery, a scent that seems to settle deep in the lungs. Small groves of oak and maple punctuate the landscape, their leaves rustling with a sound like hushed secrets, offering brief, dappled shade against the broad, open light. The history of El Paso is deeply intertwined with the agricultural spirit of this prairie heartland, its fortunes tied to the fertile soil that has sustained generations. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of rich farmland, established a community that grew around the needs of farming families and the grain trade. The railroad, a vital artery in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, brought not just people but also the means to transport the bounty of El Paso's fields to wider markets, shaping its economic pulse. While the dominant industries remain rooted in agriculture, a quiet resilience marks the daily life of El Paso, a steady rhythm that echoes the turning of the seasons.
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| Location | El Paso, Woodford County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 40.739202°N, 89.016463°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 61738 |
| Area Code | 309 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This El Paso, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for El Paso, 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 El Paso includes coordinates 40.739202°N, 89.016463°W, situated in Woodford County. ZIP code 61738. 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.
