Kent, Illinois Weather
Kent, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Kent, Stephenson County.
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About Kent, Illinois
Kent rests in a landscape of rolling farmland, where the land itself seems to exhale a quiet contentment. It lies 26.2 miles south-south-west of Green, WI (from Green, WI: bearing 213°T), and is situated 6.4 miles south-west of Lena. The terrain here is a gentle offering, a succession of broad, softly rounded hills that are the color of ripe wheat in late summer and a deep, sodden brown after a spring rain. Strips of woodland, more like generous windbreaks than dense forests, punctuate the fields, their leaves rustling with a sound that is both ancient and ever-present. The sky above Kent is an enormous, ever-changing canvas, vast and pale blue on clear days, or a bruised, dramatic purple before a storm, and the quality of light, especially in the late afternoon, has a particular softness, as if the sun itself is drawing a slow, golden breath before descending. The history of Kent is tied to the fertile soil and the steady progress of agriculture that has shaped this corner of Stephenson County. Generations have worked this land, their lives measured by the planting and harvesting seasons, a rhythm that still dictates much of the local pace. While large-scale industry is absent, the economy remains rooted in the bounty of the earth – grain elevators stand as silent sentinels, their metal skins glinting in the sun, a testament to the enduring importance of farming. The character of Kent is one of quiet resilience, a place where neighborly bonds are as strong as the roots of the corn that grows in the surrounding fields, and where the most notable attractions are often the simple, enduring beauty of the countryside itself.
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| Location | Kent, Stephenson County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 42.308628°N, 89.902067°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 61044 |
| Area Code | 847, 224 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Kent, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Kent, 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 Kent includes coordinates 42.308628°N, 89.902067°W, situated in Stephenson County. ZIP code 61044. 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.
