Joy, Illinois Weather
Joy, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Joy, Mercer County.
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About Joy, Illinois
Joy, Illinois, unfolds across a landscape that speaks of patient cultivation. It lies 26.7 miles south-west of Rock Island, IL (from Rock Island, IL: bearing 216°T), and is situated 6.8 miles west of Aledo. The terrain, a gentle roll of fertile prairie, gives way to the meandering embrace of the Edwards River, a ribbon of silver glinting under the vast, unhurried sky. Here, fields of corn and soybeans stretch to the horizon, their emerald and gold hues shifting with the sun's arc, a testament to the deep, rich soil that has been the bedrock of this place for generations. The air, especially in the long, soft evenings of summer, carries the faint, sweet scent of cut grass and distant woodsmoke, a perfume of quiet industry and settled life. The history of Joy is etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring spirit of its people and the land they have worked. Established by pioneers drawn to the promise of fertile ground, its economy has long been tethered to the bounty of the agricultural heartland, with grain elevators standing as silent sentinels against the sky, marking the flow of produce that sustains both the local community and wider markets. While its origins are humble, Joy carries a quiet dignity, a place where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pulse of daily life, and where the simple act of tending the earth remains a profound and respected endeavor.
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| Location | Joy, Mercer County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 41.1967°N, 90.88042°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 61260 |
| Area Code | 847, 224 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Joy, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Joy, 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 Joy includes coordinates 41.196700°N, 90.880420°W, situated in Mercer County. ZIP code 61260. 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.
