Hopedale, Illinois Weather
Hopedale, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Hopedale, Tazewell County.
Full aviation weather for Hopedale is published on the Pekin Municipal Airport (KC15) page, 23 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 Hopedale 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 Hopedale: Logan County Airport (KAAA) 30 km · General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport (KPIA) 36 km · Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal (KBMI) 43 km · Mount Hawley Auxiliary Airport (K3MY) 45 km · Havana Regional Airport (K9I0) 56 km
Conditions reported at KC15 describe the airfield itself. Weather 23 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Hopedale specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Hopedale.
About Hopedale, Illinois
Hopedale lies where the flat, rich earth begins to hint at a subtle swell, a gentle lifting of the land that catches the light in the late afternoon. It lies 15.6 miles south-east of Pekin, IL (from Pekin, IL: bearing 130°T), and is situated 8.4 miles south-south-east of Tremont. Fields of corn and soybeans stretch out, their green and gold hues a constant, living presence under the immense Illinois sky, a sky that can shift from a brilliant, cloud-streaked blue to a bruised, thunderous purple in a matter of hours. The air here, especially after a rain, carries the clean, loamy scent of turned soil and growing things, a fragrance that seems to seep into the very bones of the place. Older farmhouses, their paint weathered to soft, muted tones, stand stoically against the persistent wind, their porches often adorned with rocking chairs that seem to hold the ghosts of conversations past. The quiet hum of distant tractors is the prevailing soundtrack, punctuated by the occasional call of a crow or the lowing of cattle. This is a place built on the enduring labor of the land, its economy deeply rooted in agriculture, a legacy passed down through generations. The early settlers, drawn by the fertility of the prairie, carved out a life here, and their spirit of resilience still echoes in the community. While agriculture remains its heart, Hopedale has also seen its share of industry, with factories and businesses contributing to its steady, unhurried pace of life. The local grain elevator, a sentinel against the horizon, is a constant reminder of the cycles of planting and harvest that govern the rhythm of the seasons. There are no grand monuments or bustling tourist attractions, but in the quiet dignity of its homes, the enduring strength of its farms, and the genuine warmth of its people, Hopedale offers a profound sense of belonging.
Live animated radar for Hopedale 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 | Hopedale, Tazewell County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 40.420874°N, 89.41454°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 61747 |
| Area Code | 309 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Hopedale, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hopedale, 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 Hopedale includes coordinates 40.420874°N, 89.414540°W, situated in Tazewell County. ZIP code 61747. 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. 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.
