Irwin, Illinois Weather
Irwin, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Irwin, Kankakee County.
Full aviation weather for Irwin is published on the Greater Kankakee Airport (KIKK) page, 12 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. 4 airfields within reach of Irwin 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 Irwin: Bult Field (KC56) 44 km · Lowell Airport (KC97) 44 km · Lake Village Airport (KC98) 45 km
Conditions reported at KIKK describe the airfield itself. Weather 12 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Irwin specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Irwin.
About Irwin, Illinois
Irwin rests in a broad, gently rolling expanse, where the flat prairie earth stretches towards a horizon that feels both close and immeasurably distant. It lies 7.9 miles south-west of Kankakee, IL (from Kankakee, IL: bearing 234°T), and is situated 9.0 miles south-west of Bourbonnais. The land here is a testament to the persistent cultivation of decades, a patchwork quilt of agricultural fields stitched together by the occasional stand of trees, their limbs reaching outward like patient, weathered hands. In the late afternoon, the sun, softened by the wide Illinois sky, casts long, warm shadows that deepen the furrows of tilled soil and lend a burnished glow to the drying stalks of corn. The air itself carries a subtle, earthy perfume, a blend of damp soil and ripening crops, a scent that speaks of the land's quiet, enduring labor. The story of Irwin is as deeply rooted in this soil as the crops that define its landscape. Founded as a testament to the agricultural promise of the region, its economy has long been tied to the bounty of the prairie, with grain elevators standing as silent sentinels to harvests past and present. While the agricultural pulse remains strong, the quiet hum of small businesses and the steady rhythm of daily life offer a different kind of prosperity, one measured in neighborly waves and shared moments. The absence of grand monuments is compensated by the subtle character of the place, the enduring spirit of a community that has learned to draw sustenance and meaning from the vast, open sky and the fertile earth beneath its feet.
Live animated radar for Irwin 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 | Irwin, Kankakee County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 41.052254°N, 87.983933°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 60901 |
| Area Code | 630, 331 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Irwin, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Irwin, 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 Irwin includes coordinates 41.052254°N, 87.983933°W, situated in Kankakee County. ZIP code 60901. Telephone area code: 630, 331. 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.
