Eliza, Illinois Weather
Eliza, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Eliza, Mercer County.
Full aviation weather for Eliza is published on the Muscatine Municipal Airport (KMUT) page, 17 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 Eliza 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 Eliza: Mercer County Airport (KC00) 20 km · Quad City International Airport (KMLI) 42 km · Davenport Municipal Airport (KDVN) 47 km · Monmouth Municipal Airport (KC66) 50 km · Mathews Memorial Airport (K8C4) 54 km
Conditions reported at KMUT describe the airfield itself. Weather 17 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Eliza specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Eliza.
About Eliza, Illinois
Eliza rests in a landscape that speaks of patient earth and broad horizons, where the land rises and falls with a quiet, rolling grace. It lies 25.0 miles south-west of Rock Island, IL (from Rock Island, IL: bearing 234°T), and is situated 9.7 miles south-south-east of Muscatine. The fields, a patchwork of gold and green, stretch towards a sky that often bleeds into a bruised purple at twilight, the air carrying the faint, sweet scent of ripening corn and the distant hum of unseen machinery. Hedgerows, thick with thorny branches and the occasional flash of a cardinal's wing, trace the boundaries of farms, their weathered barns standing like stoic sentinels against the vast expanse. A gentle breeze, born from the open prairie to the west, rustles through the tall grasses, whispering secrets of seasons past and seasons yet to come. The history of Eliza is etched into the very patterns of its agriculture, a story of pioneers who coaxed sustenance from this fertile soil, their descendants continuing the legacy of farming that forms the backbone of the local economy. The land here, much of it formed by ancient glacial activity, offers a rich loam that yields bountiful harvests, a testament to the enduring spirit of those who have called Eliza home. While the days may unfold with a predictable rhythm, marked by the changing light on the fields and the steady pulse of farm life, there's a palpable sense of continuity, a quiet pride in the generations who have nurtured this place. The nearby Mississippi River, though not directly touching Eliza, has always been a silent partner in the region's development, its currents shaping trade and travel for centuries, leaving an indelible mark on the character of this Mercer County settlement.
Live animated radar for Eliza 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 | Eliza, Mercer County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 41.295864°N, 90.967645°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 61272 |
| Area Code | 847, 224 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Eliza, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Eliza, 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 Eliza includes coordinates 41.295864°N, 90.967645°W, situated in Mercer County. ZIP code 61272. Telephone area code: 847, 224. 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.
