Forreston, Illinois Weather
Forreston, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Forreston, Ogle County.
Full aviation weather for Forreston is published on the Albertus Airport (KFEP) page, 13 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 Forreston 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 Forreston: Ogle County Airport (KC55) 18 km · Freeport/Dornink Airport (KC86) 28 km · Chicago Rockford International Airport (KRFD) 40 km · Monroe Municipal Airport (KEFT) 54 km · Brodhead Airport (KC37) 55 km
Conditions reported at KFEP describe the airfield itself. Weather 13 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Forreston specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Forreston.
About Forreston, Illinois
Forreston unfolds across a landscape that breathes with the quiet expanse of northern Illinois, where broad fields of corn and soybeans stretch towards a sky that often feels impossibly large. It lies 26.8 miles west-south-west of Rockford, IL (from Rockford, IL: bearing 248°T), and is situated 9.2 miles north-west of Mount Morris. The terrain here is a gentle, rolling prairie, softened by the slow, persistent work of water carving subtle valleys and drainage ways. A faint scent of turned earth and distant woodsmoke often hangs in the air, a testament to the agricultural heart of this place. The very light seems to possess a particular quality, especially in the late afternoon, as it washes over the land in a warm, golden hue, casting long shadows from solitary farmhouses and the occasional cluster of oak trees. The story of Forreston is one written in the soil and the passage of seasons, its roots tracing back to the steady migration of settlers drawn to the fertile earth of Ogle County. The local economy remains deeply intertwined with the bounty of the land, with agriculture forming the backbone of its quiet prosperity. While the days of steam trains and bustling grain elevators may have softened, the spirit of industriousness persists, evident in the well-maintained farms and the small businesses that serve the surrounding community. Forreston’s identity is one of enduring simplicity, a place where the rhythm of life is dictated by the planting and harvesting, and where the past is not so much forgotten as it is gently woven into the present.
Live animated radar for Forreston 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 | Forreston, Ogle County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 42.126137°N, 89.57928°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 61030 |
| Area Code | 847, 224 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Forreston, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Forreston, 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 Forreston includes coordinates 42.126137°N, 89.579280°W, situated in Ogle County. ZIP code 61030. Telephone area code: 847, 224. 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.
