Grantsburg, Illinois Weather
Grantsburg, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Grantsburg, Johnson County.
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About Grantsburg, Illinois
Grantsburg rests in a hollow of rolling terrain, where the land begins its slow, inexorable tilt toward the Ohio River, a subtle but persistent character to the landscape. It lies 22.7 miles north-north-west of Paducah, KY (from Paducah, KY: bearing 339°T), and is situated 8.4 miles east-south-east of Vienna. The fields here, a patchwork of corn and soybeans, stretch out like rumpled blankets, their green hues deepening to an almost bruised purple as the sun begins its descent, casting long, lazy shadows that pool in the shallow ravines. Ancient oaks and maples, their bark gnarled like the hands of old storytellers, guard the edges of these cultivated spaces, their leaves rustling with a dry whisper that speaks of seasons past and present. The air itself carries a certain weight, a humid breath from the south that clings to the skin and sweetens with the scent of ripening crops. The history of Grantsburg is as deeply rooted as the venerable trees that surround it, a story interwoven with the land’s agricultural bounty and the quiet industry that sustained its people. For generations, the fertile soil has dictated the pace of life, its rhythms guiding the planting and harvesting that form the backbone of the local economy. Though the grander narratives of boomtowns may have passed it by, Grantsburg holds its own quiet dignity, a place where the legacy of honest work is etched into the very character of its inhabitants. The old general store, with its creaking floorboards and the faint scent of woodsmoke, stands as a silent testament to a time when community hubs were the heart of such places, and the gentle hum of everyday life continues its unhurried song.
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| Location | Grantsburg, Johnson County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 37.390885°N, 88.747002°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62943 |
| Area Code | 618 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Grantsburg, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Grantsburg, 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 Grantsburg includes coordinates 37.390885°N, 88.747002°W, situated in Johnson County. ZIP code 62943. Telephone area code: 618. 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.
