Kenney, Illinois Weather
Kenney, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Kenney, De Witt County.
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About Kenney, Illinois
Kenney rests in the heart of Illinois' agricultural expanse, where the land rolls with a quiet, persistent grace. It lies 19.0 miles north-north-west of Decatur, IL (from Decatur, IL: bearing 339°T), and is situated 7.5 miles west-south-west of Clinton. Broad fields of corn and soybeans stretch towards a horizon that seems to hold the sky captive, their green and gold hues shifting with the sun's slow arc. The air here carries the scent of turned earth and distant rain, a palpable breath of the seasons. Occasional clusters of sturdy oaks and maples punctuate the landscape, their branches reaching out like weathered hands against the vast, open canvas. Life in Kenney unfolds with a steady, unhurried cadence, a gentle ebb and flow dictated by the rhythm of the sun and the soil. The story of Kenney is etched in the amber waves of grain and the quiet diligence of its people. Founded by settlers drawn to the fertile prairie, the town's early economy was intrinsically tied to the bounty of the land, with grain elevators standing as silent sentinels to generations of harvests. While agriculture remains its bedrock, the enduring spirit of Kenney is reflected in the simple, well-maintained homes and the friendly nod exchanged on Main Street. The legacy of its past is not a loud pronouncement but a quiet hum, a continuation of the work and life that have shaped this corner of De Witt County, a place where the earth’s generosity and human resilience find a harmonious balance.
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| Location | Kenney, De Witt County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 40.096705°N, 89.085919°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 61749 |
| Area Code | 309 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Kenney, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Kenney, 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 Kenney includes coordinates 40.096705°N, 89.085919°W, situated in De Witt County. ZIP code 61749. Telephone area code: 309. 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.
