Florence, Illinois Weather
Florence, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Florence, Stephenson County.
Flight conditions near Florence. Data source: locating…
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Florence.
About Florence, Illinois
Florence unfolds across a landscape shaped by the patient sculptors of the prairie – wind and water. It lies 28.7 miles south of Green, WI (from Green, WI: bearing 184°T), and is situated 6.0 miles south-south-west of Freeport. Gentle swells of earth, cloaked in the vibrant green of summer crops or the muted golds of autumn, ripple towards horizons that seem to stretch into infinity. The air here, especially in the quiet of early morning, carries the clean, earthy scent of freshly turned soil, a subtle perfume that speaks of the land's enduring fertility. Scattered farmsteads, their silos like sentinels against the vast sky, punctuate the rolling terrain, each a small world unto itself. The sunlight, when it breaks through the wide Illinois sky, casts long, dramatic shadows, transforming the familiar contours of the fields into something new and luminous. The history of Florence is written in the fertile soil and the spirit of its people, a narrative of agricultural endeavor and quiet resilience. For generations, the bounty of this land has sustained its inhabitants, with corn and soybeans forming the backbone of the local economy, their orderly rows a testament to human stewardship. The modest buildings of Florence reflect a practical beauty, built by hands that understood the value of sturdy construction and enduring purpose. While no grand monuments mark its past, the very rhythm of life in Florence, the predictable cycle of planting and harvest, carries a deep historical resonance, a continuation of traditions that have weathered the passage of time.
Live animated radar for Florence 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Florence, Stephenson County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 42.214467°N, 89.659838°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 61032, 62363 |
| Area Code | 847, 224, 217 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Florence, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Florence, 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 Florence includes coordinates 42.214467°N, 89.659838°W, situated in Stephenson County. ZIP code 61032, 62363. Telephone area code: 847, 224, 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.
