Kangley, Illinois Weather
Kangley, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Kangley, LaSalle County.
Full aviation weather for Kangley is published on the Dwight Airport (KDTG) page, 36 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. 3 airfields within reach of Kangley 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 Kangley: Cushing Field Ltd Airport (K0C8) 47 km · Morris Municipal Airport James R. Washburn field (KC09) 49 km
Conditions reported at KDTG describe the airfield itself. Weather 36 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Kangley specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Kangley.
About Kangley, Illinois
Kangley rests on a gently rolling prairie, a landscape defined by the broad, patient sweep of fertile fields that stretch to a horizon often softened by the haze of summer or the crisp clarity of a winter sky. It lies 44.1 miles north of Normal, IL (from Normal, IL: bearing 8°T), and is situated 2.6 miles north-west of Streator. The air here carries the scent of turned earth in spring, the sweet distillation of ripening corn in late summer, and the sharp, clean tang of frost as autumn deepens. Roads, often unpaved and etched with the tracks of agricultural machinery, meander between these vast expanses, leading the eye towards distant farmsteads, their silos standing like stoic sentinels against the immense sky. The land itself seems to breathe, exhaling the slow, steady rhythm of cultivation, a quiet testament to the enduring relationship between the people and the soil of Kangley. The history of Kangley is deeply intertwined with the agricultural spirit of LaSalle County, a place where the land has always been the primary employer and the source of its character. Early settlers, drawn by the rich prairie soil, established farms that have been passed down through generations, each family contributing to the ongoing story of this rural community. While the days of widespread coal mining that shaped some neighboring areas have largely receded, the legacy of hard work and self-reliance remains a cornerstone of Kangley's identity. The local economy continues to be anchored in the bounty of the surrounding farmland, with crops like corn and soybeans forming the backbone of its prosperity. This enduring connection to the earth, and the quiet pride of those who cultivate it, gives Kangley its distinct, unhurried feel, a place where the changing seasons dictate the pace of life.
Live animated radar for Kangley 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 | Kangley, LaSalle County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 41.145867°N, 88.873687°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 61364 |
| Area Code | 815 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Kangley, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Kangley, 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 Kangley includes coordinates 41.145867°N, 88.873687°W, situated in LaSalle County. ZIP code 61364. Telephone area code: 815. 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.
