Hampshire, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Hampshire, Kane County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Hampshire.
Hampshire, Illinois, unfolds across a landscape of broad, arable fields, where the cultivated earth stretches toward horizons often softened by a pale, prairie light. It lies 7.1 miles south-west of Huntley, IL (from Huntley, IL: bearing 227°T), and is situated 6.3 miles west-north-west of Pingree Grove. The land here, a rich loam, promises fertile yields, and the air, especially in the quiet hours before dawn or as twilight deepens, carries a clean, unburdened scent of soil and growing things. Gentle swells in the terrain break the monotony of the vastness, creating subtle dips and rises that catch the sun’s oblique rays, etching faint shadows that shift with the slow passage of the day. The character of Hampshire is one of quiet persistence, a place where the land dictates the rhythm, and the sky, immense and ever-changing, presides over all. This corner of Kane County carries the legacy of its agricultural roots, a heritage evident in the enduring presence of family farms that have shaped the community for generations. The local economy, still deeply entwined with the bounty of the surrounding countryside, sees its pulse quicken with the planting and harvest seasons, a cycle that has sustained Hampshire through shifting times. Though the broader sweep of history has brought new developments, the foundational narrative of Hampshire remains one of pioneering spirit and a profound connection to the land. It is a place where the simple act of watching clouds drift across the immense sky can feel like a significant event, a quiet testament to a life lived in harmony with the natural world.
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| Location | Hampshire, Kane County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 42.097803°N, 88.530364°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 60140 |
| Area Code | 312, 773 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hampshire, 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 Hampshire includes coordinates 42.097803°N, 88.530364°W, situated in Kane County. ZIP code 60140. 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. 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.