Greenview, Illinois Weather
Greenview, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Greenview, Menard County.
Full aviation weather for Greenview is published on the Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport (KSPI) page, 27 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 Greenview 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 Greenview: Havana Regional Airport (K9I0) 29 km · Logan County Airport (KAAA) 35 km · Pekin Municipal Airport (KC15) 45 km · Jacksonville Municipal Airport (KIJX) 55 km · Greater Beardstown Airport (KK06) 58 km
Conditions reported at KSPI describe the airfield itself. Weather 27 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Greenview specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Greenview.
About Greenview, Illinois
Greenview, Illinois, unfolds across a gentle swell of the land, where the vast, open sky of the prairie meets the horizon in an unbroken line. It lies 20.1 miles north-north-west of Springfield, IL (from Springfield, IL: bearing 346°T), and is situated 7.6 miles north-east of Petersburg. Fields of ripening corn and soybeans stretch to the edges of sight, their verdant or golden hues shifting with the sun's arc, painting broad strokes across the landscape. The air here carries the scent of turned earth and distant woodsmoke, a perfume of cultivated land that speaks of generations of labor. A scattering of sturdy oaks and maples punctuate the fields, their branches reaching like patient, weathered hands towards the heavens, offering pockets of shade that invite contemplation on a sun-drenched afternoon. The story of Greenview is deeply rooted in the fertile soil that has sustained its agricultural heart since its founding. Life here has long been dictated by the rhythm of the seasons, the planting and harvesting of crops forming the bedrock of its economy, a tradition passed down through families who understand the land's generous, and sometimes challenging, nature. While the immediate surroundings are primarily agricultural, the broader region has seen its share of coal mining history, a less visible but significant thread in the tapestry of local heritage. The quiet hum of everyday life in Greenview is one of enduring practicality, a place where neighborly bonds are forged in shared experience and the simple, honest work of tending to the earth.
Live animated radar for Greenview 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Greenview, Menard County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 40.083102°N, 89.738163°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62642 |
| Area Code | 217 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Greenview, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Greenview, 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 Greenview includes coordinates 40.083102°N, 89.738163°W, situated in Menard County. ZIP code 62642. 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.
