Jerome, Illinois Weather
Jerome, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for Jerome, Sangamon County.
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About Jerome, Illinois
Jerome lies in a gentle embrace of Sangamon County, where the land rolls with a quiet grace, hinting at the underlying bedrock smoothed by ages. It lies 3.1 miles south-west of Springfield, IL (from Springfield, IL: bearing 220°T), and is situated 6.4 miles north-north-east of Chatham. The fields here are broad canvases, painted in the muted greens and golds of agriculture, stretching towards horizons that often hold a soft, diffused light. In the late afternoon, the air can carry a certain stillness, a hushed expectancy before the cool of evening settles. The houses, often modest and well-kept, speak of a life lived in harmony with the seasons, their porches facing out towards the open sky that presides over this landscape. The history of Jerome is intertwined with the agricultural heartland of Illinois, a place where the land itself has been the enduring source of sustenance and livelihood. For generations, families have worked these fertile soils, coaxing forth crops that have sustained both the local community and wider markets. While not a hub of heavy industry, Jerome has always been shaped by the steady pulse of farming, its economy a reflection of the bounty and challenges of the seasons. The character of Jerome is one of quiet resilience and neighborly connection, a place where the past is felt not in grand monuments, but in the enduring rhythm of the land and the people who call it home.
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| Location | Jerome, Sangamon County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 39.767551°N, 89.680656°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62704 |
| Area Code | 217 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Jerome, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Jerome, 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 Jerome includes coordinates 39.767551°N, 89.680656°W, situated in Sangamon County. ZIP code 62704. 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.
