Humboldt, Illinois Weather
Humboldt, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Humboldt, Coles County.
Full aviation weather for Humboldt is published on the Coles County Memorial Airport (KMTO) 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. 6 airfields within reach of Humboldt 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 Humboldt: Tuscola Airport (KK96) 20 km · Casey Municipal Airport (K1H8) 43 km · University of Illinois Willard Airport (KCMI) 49 km · Decatur Airport (KDEC) 53 km · Edgar County Airport (KPRG) 57 km
Conditions reported at KMTO describe the airfield itself. Weather 14 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Humboldt specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Humboldt, Illinois
Humboldt breathes the wide, horizontal light of eastern Illinois, a place where the land stretches out like an unspooled bolt of cloth, its surface a quilt of cultivated fields and wind-swept pastures. It lies 35.5 miles south of Urbana, IL (from Urbana, IL: bearing 190°T), and is situated 8.8 miles north-north-east of Mattoon. The terrain here is a study in subtle gradients, a gentle rise and fall that hints at ancient, slow-moving waters rather than dramatic upheaval. Roads, straight as an arrow’s flight, cut through the landscape, connecting farmsteads and the quiet heart of Humboldt itself, where the modest buildings seem to hunker against the vastness of the prairie sky. Even the air, when the wind stirs, carries the dry, earthy scent of soil turned and sun-baked, a fragrance that clings to everything. The story of Humboldt is written in the corn rows and the grain silos that punctuate the horizon, a testament to an agricultural legacy that has shaped its character. Founded in an era when the railroad was the promise of progress, Humboldt found its footing as a hub for the surrounding farms, a place where harvests were brought to market and where community life, anchored by faith and neighborly obligation, flourished. The local economy, though diversified by modern ventures, still feels the deep roots of farming, the dependable cycle of planting and reaping that dictates a steady, unhurried rhythm. Beyond the fields, the presence of nearby universities in the larger Coles County region offers a subtle infusion of youthful energy and intellectual curiosity, a quiet counterpoint to the enduring simplicity of Humboldt's own enduring spirit.
Live animated radar for Humboldt 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 | Humboldt, Coles County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 39.6042°N, 88.318936°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 60647, 61931 |
| Area Code | 312, 773, 309 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Humboldt, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Humboldt, 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 Humboldt includes coordinates 39.604200°N, 88.318936°W, situated in Coles County. ZIP code 60647, 61931. Telephone area code: 312, 773, 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.
