Joslin, Illinois Weather
Joslin, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Joslin, Rock Island County.
Full aviation weather for Joslin is published on the Quad City International Airport (KMLI) page, 27 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 Joslin 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 Joslin: Davenport Municipal Airport (KDVN) 31 km · Clinton Municipal Airport (KCWI) 32 km · Kewanee Municipal Airport (KEZI) 45 km · Whiteside County Airport - Joseph H Bittorf Field (KSQI) 50 km · Mercer County Airport (KC00) 55 km
Conditions reported at KMLI describe the airfield itself. Weather 27 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Joslin specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Joslin.
About Joslin, Illinois
Joslin rests in the broad embrace of Rock Island County, where the land rolls with a quiet dignity, a subtle, fertile undulation that speaks of ancient glacial retreat. It lies 15.4 miles east of Bettendorf, IA (from Bettendorf, IA: bearing 81°T), and is situated 8.3 miles north-north-west of Geneseo. The sky here is a vast canvas, often a pale, washed blue in the midday sun, deepening to bruised purples and fiery oranges as evening approaches, painting the fields of corn and soybeans in ever-shifting light. The air, particularly in late summer, carries the dry, sweet scent of ripening grain and the faint, earthy perfume of turned soil, a constant reminder of the agricultural heart that beats beneath the surface. Roads, often lined with sturdy, wind-weathered oak trees, cut straight paths across the landscape, dividing the patchwork quilt of farmland into neat, predictable squares, a testament to the human hand working in concert with the generous earth. The history of Joslin is intertwined with the fertile soil and the ingenuity of those who first settled this prairie. It emerged from a landscape shaped by the tireless efforts of farmers who coaxed sustenance from the rich, dark earth, their livelihoods dependent on the predictable cycles of sun and rain. While the grander narratives of industrial giants might echo elsewhere in the county, Joslin's economy has long been rooted in the land, its prosperity tied to the bounty of the harvest and the quiet efficiency of its agricultural businesses. There are no towering monuments or bustling tourist attractions here; instead, the distinctive character of Joslin is found in the enduring spirit of its people, in the unhurried rhythm of days dictated by the needs of the farm and the changing seasons, and in the subtle beauty of a landscape that has sustained generations.
Live animated radar for Joslin 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 | Joslin, Rock Island County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 41.557256°N, 90.222067°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 61257 |
| Area Code | 847, 224 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Joslin, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Joslin, 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 Joslin includes coordinates 41.557256°N, 90.222067°W, situated in Rock Island County. ZIP code 61257. 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.
