Keithsburg, Illinois Weather
Keithsburg, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Keithsburg, Mercer County.
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About Keithsburg, Illinois
Keithsburg rests where the land relents, a quiet settlement at the confluence of the Mississippi River's broad embrace and the Illinois River's more deliberate flow. It lies 31.6 miles west-north-west of Galesburg, IL (from Galesburg, IL: bearing 290°T), and is situated 5.6 miles south-south-east of New Boston. The terrain here is a gentle yielding, a broad plain sculpted by ancient waters, now given over to fields of corn and soybeans that stretch to the horizon, a green and gold quilt under an immense sky. The air itself carries a humid weight, especially in the summer months, thick with the scent of damp earth and ripening grain, a counterpoint to the crisp, biting wind that sweeps through in winter. The river, a constant presence, dictates the rhythm of life, its muddy currents a highway for barges and a source of both sustenance and occasional challenge. The history of Keithsburg is a story told in the rise and fall of river trade and the enduring spirit of its inhabitants. Established in the mid-19th century, it thrived for a time as a vital port, its docks bustling with steamboats carrying goods and passengers up and down the mighty Mississippi. The decline of river traffic in favor of railroads eventually shifted the economic focus, though agriculture remains the bedrock of the local economy, its bounty feeding the nation. Remnants of that earlier era can still be glimpsed in the weathered brick buildings along the waterfront, silent witnesses to a more boisterous past. Today, Keithsburg retains a character of quiet resilience, a place where the slow turning of seasons and the steady flow of the river are the most reliable measures of time.
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| Location | Keithsburg, Mercer County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 41.099479°N, 90.942643°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 61442 |
| Area Code | 815 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Keithsburg, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Keithsburg, 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 Keithsburg includes coordinates 41.099479°N, 90.942643°W, situated in Mercer County. ZIP code 61442. 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. 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.
