Ferris, Illinois Weather
Ferris, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Ferris, Hancock County.
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About Ferris, Illinois
Ferris rests in a quiet fold of the Illinois landscape, where the gentle push and pull of glacial history has left the land in broad, sweeping contours. It lies 39.0 miles north-north-east of Quincy, IL (from Quincy, IL: bearing 19°T), and is situated 4.0 miles north-north-west of Carthage. Rolling hills, cloaked in the green velvet of summer fields or the burnished gold of autumn, give way to the fertile bottoms of the Mississippi River's drainage basin, a rich, dark earth that yields generously to cultivation. The sky here feels vast, an endless canvas that shifts from the pale, washed-out blue of morning to the bruised purples and fiery oranges of sunset, painting the open spaces with a fleeting, vibrant light. The air itself, especially after a spring rain, carries a clean, earthy scent, a promise of growth and renewal that permeates the very atmosphere of Ferris. This corner of Hancock County has long been shaped by the land's bounty, its economy rooted firmly in agriculture, the steady rhythm of planting and harvest dictating the pulse of life. Generations have worked these fields, coaxing sustenance from the soil that was once the domain of prairie grasses and ancient forests. While no grand monuments mark its passage, the history of Ferris is etched into the weathered barn boards and the quiet resilience of its people, a lineage connected to the pioneers who first carved out a life here. The local character is one of quiet pragmatism, a comfortable familiarity born from shared experience and a deep understanding of the seasons' demands, a reflection of the enduring connection between Ferris and the land it calls home.
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| Location | Ferris, Hancock County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 40.468933°N, 91.170422°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62336, 62321 |
| Area Code | 217 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Ferris, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ferris, 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 Ferris includes coordinates 40.468933°N, 91.170422°W, situated in Hancock County. ZIP code 62336, 62321. 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. 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.
