Florence, Illinois Weather
Florence, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Florence, Stephenson County.
Full aviation weather for Florence is published on the Albertus Airport (KFEP) page, 7 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 Florence 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 Florence: Freeport/Dornink Airport (KC86) 20 km · Ogle County Airport (KC55) 30 km · Monroe Municipal Airport (KEFT) 45 km · Chicago Rockford International Airport (KRFD) 46 km · Brodhead Airport (KC37) 48 km
Conditions reported at KFEP describe the airfield itself. Weather 7 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Florence specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
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.
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| 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 | September 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, 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 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. 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.
