Holcomb, Illinois Weather
Holcomb, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Holcomb, Ogle County.
Full aviation weather for Holcomb is published on the Chicago Rockford International Airport (KRFD) page, 14 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. 4 airfields within reach of Holcomb 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 Holcomb: Ogle County Airport (KC55) 25 km · Albertus Airport (KFEP) 45 km · Freeport/Dornink Airport (KC86) 52 km
Conditions reported at KRFD describe the airfield itself. Weather 14 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Holcomb specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Holcomb.
About Holcomb, Illinois
Holcomb rests in a broad, fertile basin where the earth rises in gentle swells toward the horizon, a landscape that has long been shaped by the patient hand of agriculture. It lies 14.3 miles south of Rockford, IL (from Rockford, IL: bearing 180°T), and is situated 9.8 miles north of Rochelle. The fields, a rich, dark loam, stretch out in vast, unbroken quilts of green and gold under a sky that often feels impossibly wide, the sun blazing with a fierce prairie intensity during the day and softening to a buttery glow at twilight. The air here carries the clean, earthy scent of turned soil and growing things, a subtle perfume that clings to everything, and the wind, when it blows, speaks with a low, resonant hum across the open country. Scattered farmsteads, their silos reaching like stoic sentinels, punctuate the expanse, their weathered wood and metal a testament to generations of working the land. The story of Holcomb is deeply entwined with the agricultural heritage of this part of Illinois, a place where farming isn't just an industry but a way of life, passed down through families who understand the subtle language of seasons and soil. Its economy, for generations, has been rooted in the bounty of the surrounding fields, the grain elevators standing as silent witnesses to the flow of corn and soybeans that have sustained this locale. While industrialization has touched many rural areas, Holcomb has held onto its character, a quiet steadiness that can be felt in the unhurried greetings exchanged on the main street and the enduring presence of its agricultural enterprises. The rhythm of Holcomb is dictated by the planting and harvesting, a cyclical pulse that has beat steadily for over a century, drawing strength from the land and the enduring spirit of its people.
Live animated radar for Holcomb 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 | Holcomb, Ogle County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 42.064749°N, 89.095656°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 61043 |
| Area Code | 847, 224 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Holcomb, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Holcomb, 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 Holcomb includes coordinates 42.064749°N, 89.095656°W, situated in Ogle County. ZIP code 61043. Telephone area code: 847, 224. 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.
