Hammond, Illinois Weather
Hammond, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Hammond, Piatt County.
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About Hammond, Illinois
Hammond rests on the broad, fertile floor of Piatt County, where the land unfolds in quiet, sweeping gestures under a sky that seems to hold an unusual depth of blue. It lies 19.5 miles east of Decatur, IL (from Decatur, IL: bearing 99°T), and is situated 8.5 miles north-west of Arthur. The terrain here is a testament to the persistent work of glaciers, leaving behind a landscape of gentle swells and broad, flat expanses that invite the eye to travel to the horizon. Fields of corn and soybeans, emerald green in the summer and burnished gold in the autumn, stretch outward like an ordered carpet, interrupted only by the occasional cluster of mature oaks or the darker, richer green of a tree line bordering a slow-moving creek. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a faint, earthy sweetness, a blend of ripening grain and damp soil, and the silence is profound, broken only by the distant hum of a tractor or the call of a hawk circling high above. This is a place shaped by the enduring spirit of agriculture, where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pulse of life, and the rich prairie soil has been the bedrock of Hammond's economy for generations. Its founding was tied to the westward expansion and the promise of land that could yield bountiful harvests, a promise that continues to be fulfilled by the diligent farmers who tend these fields. While no grand monuments mark its history, the simple, sturdy farmhouses and the well-maintained grain elevators standing sentinel against the sky speak of a resilient heritage. Life in Hammond moves with a steady, unhurried cadence, a quiet continuity that values community and the enduring strength found in the land itself.
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| Location | Hammond, Piatt County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 39.796978°N, 88.59173°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 61929 |
| Area Code | 309 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Hammond, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hammond, 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 Hammond includes coordinates 39.796978°N, 88.591730°W, situated in Piatt County. ZIP code 61929. Telephone area code: 309. 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.
