Elvaston, Illinois Weather
Elvaston, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Elvaston, Hancock County.
Full aviation weather for Elvaston is published on the Keokuk Municipal Airport (KEOK) 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 Elvaston 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 Elvaston: Fort Madison Municipal Airport (KFSW) 30 km · Kahoka Municipal Airport (K0H7) 39 km · Southeast Iowa Regional Airport (KBRL) 44 km · Lewis County Regional Airport (K6M6) 47 km · Quincy Regional Airport Baldwin Field (KUIN) 50 km
Conditions reported at KEOK describe the airfield itself. Weather 17 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Elvaston specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Elvaston.
About Elvaston, Illinois
Elvaston rests where the land begins its subtle, rolling descent towards the Mississippi River, a gentle topography shaped by ancient glacial movements. It lies 32.9 miles north-north-east of Quincy, IL (from Quincy, IL: bearing 15°T), and is situated 7.1 miles east of Keokuk. The fields, a patchwork of ochre and emerald in the late afternoon sun, stretch towards horizons where the sky seems to broaden, a vast canvas that can hold both the fierce gold of a summer sunset and the bruised purples of an approaching thunderstorm. Scattered farmsteads, their silos like stoic sentinels, dot the landscape, their presence a quiet declaration of human endeavor against the enduring sweep of the prairie. The air here, especially after a rain, carries the clean, earthy scent of turned soil and the faint, sweet perfume of distant alfalfa fields, a fragrance that clings to the skin and whispers of the land's enduring fertility. The story of Elvaston is one etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring spirit of its agricultural roots, a legacy that began with settlers drawn to the rich, fertile soil of Hancock County. The local economy, for generations, has been intrinsically tied to the bounty of the earth, with corn and soybeans forming the backbone of its prosperity, their stalks rustling like secrets in the summer breeze. While the larger agricultural operations now dominate, the echoes of smaller family farms, where life moved at the pace of the seasons, still resonate in the collective memory and the occasional weathered barn. There are no grand universities or bustling metropolises here, but rather a quiet dignity in the daily rhythms, a sense of place defined by the shared understanding of hard work and the reliable turning of the earth, a character as steadfast and honest as the soil itself.
Live animated radar for Elvaston 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 | Elvaston, Hancock County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 40.395045°N, 91.249591°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62334 |
| Area Code | 217 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Elvaston, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Elvaston, 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 Elvaston includes coordinates 40.395045°N, 91.249591°W, situated in Hancock County. ZIP code 62334. Telephone area code: 217. 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.
