Fithian, Illinois Weather
Fithian, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Fithian, Vermilion County.
Full aviation weather for Fithian is published on the Vermilion Regional Airport (KDNV) page, 25 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 Fithian 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 Fithian: Frasca Field (KC16) 28 km · Rantoul National Aviation Center - Frank Elliot field (KTIP) 30 km · University of Illinois Willard Airport (KCMI) 35 km · Paxton Airport (K1C1) 43 km · Edgar County Airport (KPRG) 49 km
Conditions reported at KDNV describe the airfield itself. Weather 25 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Fithian specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Fithian.
About Fithian, Illinois
Fithian breathes the wide, unadorned beauty of the prairie, its landscape a gentle sweep of fertile earth under a vast, ever-changing sky. It lies 12.9 miles west of Danville, IL (from Danville, IL: bearing 267°T), and is situated 8.9 miles east of Saint Joseph. Fields of corn and soybeans stretch to horizons that seem impossibly distant, their emerald and gold hues shifting with the sun's slow arc, painting the land in broad strokes of light and shadow. The air here carries the faint, sweet scent of ripening grain, a perfume that mingles with the clean, crisp aroma of distant woodsmoke on cooler days. Oak trees, sturdy sentinels, punctuate the open spaces, their branches reaching like gnarled fingers towards the heavens, offering pockets of shade where the land itself seems to sigh in the afternoon heat. The roads, often straight as an arrow, cut through this verdant expanse, leading to a scattering of homes and farmsteads, each a small, quiet testament to lives lived in close communion with the soil. The history of Fithian is written in the quiet persistence of agriculture and the enduring spirit of its people. For generations, the rich Vermilion County soil has been the lifeblood of this place, yielding bountiful harvests that have sustained families and shaped the local economy. The railroad, a vital artery in earlier times, still whispers its legacy through the landscape, a reminder of the connections that once brought commerce and travelers to this corner of Illinois. While industry has ebbed and flowed, the heart of Fithian remains tied to the land, and the pace of life moves with the seasons, a gentle rhythm dictated by the planting and the harvest. The small schoolhouse, a humble yet significant landmark, stands as a beacon of community, a place where the future of Fithian is nurtured, just as the surrounding fields are tended with care.
Live animated radar for Fithian 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 | Fithian, Vermilion County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 40.113924°N, 87.873086°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 61844 |
| Area Code | 309 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Fithian, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Fithian, 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 Fithian includes coordinates 40.113924°N, 87.873086°W, situated in Vermilion County. ZIP code 61844. 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. 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.
