Illinois City, Illinois Weather
Illinois City, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Illinois City, Rock Island County.
Full aviation weather for Illinois City is published on the Muscatine Municipal Airport (KMUT) page, 21 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 Illinois City 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 Illinois City: Mercer County Airport (KC00) 21 km · Quad City International Airport (KMLI) 33 km · Davenport Municipal Airport (KDVN) 35 km · Mathews Memorial Airport (K8C4) 46 km · Monmouth Municipal Airport (KC66) 57 km
Conditions reported at KMUT describe the airfield itself. Weather 21 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Illinois City specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Illinois City.
About Illinois City, Illinois
Illinois City rests on a low, broad plain where the land begins its gentle swell towards the Mississippi River. It lies 18.3 miles west-south-west of Rock Island, IL (from Rock Island, IL: bearing 245°T), and is situated 7.7 miles east-south-east of Muscatine. The sky here is a vast canvas, often painted with the bruised purples and molten golds of a coming storm or a departing sunset, a spectacle that seems to hold the very breath of the prairie. Fields of corn, their stalks reaching towards the sun, stretch out in ordered rows, punctuated by the occasional stand of cottonwood trees that whisper secrets in the breeze. The air, especially in the humid embrace of summer, carries the earthy perfume of damp soil and ripening grain, a scent that clings to everything. A quiet stillness often pervades Illinois City, broken only by the distant rumble of a train or the lowing of cattle from a nearby pasture. The character of Illinois City is deeply entwined with the agricultural heartland of Illinois, its economy long rooted in the cultivation of the rich soil that surrounds it. The Mississippi River, a constant, powerful presence, has shaped its past, serving as a vital artery for trade and transportation, though today its role is more a murmur of history than a roar of industry. One might imagine steamboats once nudging its banks, their whistles echoing across the water, carrying goods and passengers. While the grander agricultural operations now dominate, traces of smaller, family farms still dot the landscape, each with its own story etched into the weathered barns and fences, a testament to generations of hardworking families who have called Illinois City home.
Live animated radar for Illinois City 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 | Illinois City, Rock Island County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 41.39753°N, 90.89959°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 61259 |
| Area Code | 847, 224 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Illinois City, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Illinois City, 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 Illinois City includes coordinates 41.397530°N, 90.899590°W, situated in Rock Island County. ZIP code 61259. 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.
