Genoa, Illinois Weather
Genoa, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Genoa, DeKalb County.
Full aviation weather for Genoa is published on the Poplar Grove Airport (KC77) page, 28 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 Genoa 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 Genoa: Lake in the Hills Airport (K3CK) 33 km · Dacy Airport (K0C0) 34 km · Galt Field (K10C) 43 km · Beloit Airport (K44C) 50 km · Campbell Airport (KC81) 57 km
Conditions reported at KC77 describe the airfield itself. Weather 28 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Genoa specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Genoa, Illinois
Genoa rests in a gentle sweep of prairie, where the land rolls with a quiet grace, hinting at the glacial past that smoothed these contours. It lies 12.0 miles north-north-east of DeKalb, IL (from DeKalb, IL: bearing 14°T), and is situated 7.5 miles north of Sycamore. The sky here feels vast, an endless canvas that can shift from the crisp blue of midday to the bruised purples and fiery oranges of a prairie sunset, painting the scattered farmsteads and the sturdy oaks that line the roads with a fleeting, ethereal glow. The air itself carries a certain cleanness, a whisper of distant fields and the subtle scent of damp earth after a spring rain, a testament to the open country that enfolds Genoa. The history of Genoa is etched into the very grain of its being, born from the fertile soil that has sustained agriculture for generations, its economy still tethered to the bounty of the surrounding farmland. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of rich earth, laid the foundations for a community that values hard work and neighborly connection, a character that persists even as the world outside speeds on. Though not a bustling metropolis, Genoa offers a quiet strength, a place where the echoes of its past are heard in the creak of a barn door or the contented lowing of cattle, a rhythm that has defined life here for over a century.
Live animated radar for Genoa 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 | Genoa, DeKalb County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 42.097248°N, 88.692869°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 60135 |
| Area Code | 312, 773 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Genoa, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Genoa, 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 Genoa includes coordinates 42.097248°N, 88.692869°W, situated in DeKalb County. ZIP code 60135. Telephone area code: 312, 773. 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.
