Illinois City, Illinois Weather
Illinois City, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Illinois City, Rock Island County.
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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.
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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 | July 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, 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 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. 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.
