Ingraham, Illinois Weather
Ingraham, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Ingraham, Clay County.
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About Ingraham, Illinois
Ingraham rests in a gentle hollow, where the flat, rich earth of Clay County begins its slow, almost imperceptible swell toward the low ridges to the north. It lies 43.9 miles west-south-west of York, IL (from York, IL: bearing 238°T), and is situated 15.2 miles west-north-west of Olney. The landscape here is a quilt of cultivated fields, a patchwork of corn and soybeans that stretch to the horizon, broken only by the darker green of scattered woodlands and the occasional farmstead. In summer, the air hangs heavy and sweet with the scent of ripening crops, a humid embrace that softens the sharp edges of the day, while in autumn, the sky overhead often boasts a bruised, magnificent purple as the sun dips below the western fields. The roads, mostly gravel, wind like lazy creeks between the checkerboards of land, leading to scattered homes and the quiet heart of Ingraham itself. The story of Ingraham is tied to the fertile soil and the railroad that once brought its produce to market. Agriculture remains the bedrock of the local economy, with generations of families tending the same acres, their lives shaped by the seasons and the demands of the land. Though the railway tracks are now overgrown, a quiet testament to a bygone era, the spirit of the place endures, a resilience born from hard work and a deep connection to the earth. There are no grand monuments or bustling attractions in Ingraham; its character is found in the friendly nod of a neighbor, the slow, deliberate pace of life, and the enduring beauty of the wide-open Illinois sky that watches over it all.
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| Location | Ingraham, Clay County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 38.836157°N, 88.333933°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62434 |
| Area Code | 217 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Ingraham, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ingraham, 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 Ingraham includes coordinates 38.836157°N, 88.333933°W, situated in Clay County. ZIP code 62434. Telephone area code: 217. 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.
