Forsyth, Illinois Weather
Forsyth, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Forsyth, Macon County.
Full aviation weather for Forsyth is published on the Decatur Airport (KDEC) 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. 5 airfields within reach of Forsyth 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 Forsyth: Logan County Airport (KAAA) 41 km · Taylorville Municipal Airport (KTAZ) 55 km · Tuscola Airport (KK96) 58 km · University of Illinois Willard Airport (KCMI) 59 km
Conditions reported at KDEC describe the airfield itself. Weather 13 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Forsyth specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Forsyth.
About Forsyth, Illinois
Forsyth lies under a vast Illinois sky, a landscape where the land itself seems to exhale. It lies 6.4 miles north of Decatur, IL (from Decatur, IL: bearing 2°T), and is situated 7.2 miles south of Maroa. Rolling farmland, stitched with the straight, dark lines of corn and soybean fields, stretches to the horizon, broken only by the occasional cluster of oak and maple trees that stand sentinel along the shallow ravines. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries a crisp, clean scent of turned earth and distant woodsmoke, and the sunlight, as it begins its slow descent, paints the western sky in broad strokes of peach and lavender, a quiet benediction on the open country. The character of Forsyth is one of quiet resilience, a place that has learned to live with the steady pulse of the seasons and the enduring strength of the prairie soil. The roots of Forsyth are intertwined with the agricultural bounty of Macon County, its economy historically tethered to the rich black dirt that yields its crops year after year. While the landscape is dominated by agriculture, the presence of nearby Decatur has brought a more industrial hum, a steady flow of commerce that brushes against the edges of Forsyth, shaping its character with a blend of rural tradition and a touch of modern connectivity. The land itself, gently undulating, speaks of a history of cultivation, of generations who have worked this soil. There are no grand monuments here, no towering edifices; the notable features are subtler: the way the wind whispers through the tall grasses bordering the fields, the dependable, unhurried rhythm of life that defines Forsyth.
Live animated radar for Forsyth 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 | Forsyth, Macon County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 39.932537°N, 88.951191°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62535 |
| Area Code | 217 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Forsyth, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Forsyth, 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 Forsyth includes coordinates 39.932537°N, 88.951191°W, situated in Macon County. ZIP code 62535. Telephone area code: 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.
