Fithian, Illinois Weather
Fithian, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Fithian, Vermilion County.
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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.
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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 | July 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, 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 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. 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.
