Kings, Illinois Weather
Kings, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Kings, Coles County.
Full aviation weather for Kings is published on the Edgar County Airport (KPRG) page, 27 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. 6 airfields within reach of Kings 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 Kings: Tuscola Airport (KK96) 30 km · Coles County Memorial Airport (KMTO) 34 km · Casey Municipal Airport (K1H8) 42 km · University of Illinois Willard Airport (KCMI) 47 km · Sky King Airport (K3I3) 54 km
Conditions reported at KPRG describe the airfield itself. Weather 27 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Kings specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Kings.
About Kings, Illinois
Kings lies in the gentle embrace of eastern Illinois, a place where the land breathes in broad, shallow swells towards a horizon that seems to stretch into forever. It lies 31.7 miles west-north-west of Harrison, IN (from Harrison, IN: bearing 289°T), and is situated 9.1 miles north-north-west of Kansas. Here, the sky is a vast canvas, often painted with the pale gold of morning or the bruised purples of an approaching storm, and the air carries the clean, earthy scent of turned soil. The fields, a patchwork quilt of corn and soybeans, stretch out in a quiet testament to the agricultural heart of this region, their green and gold hues shifting with the sun's passage. The roads, mostly gravel and asphalt, trace the land's contours with a patient, unhurried hand, leading through scattered farmsteads and the occasional cluster of homes that make up Kings. The very character of the place is etched not in grand pronouncements, but in the subtle shifts of light across the prairie grasses and the silent conversation between the wind and the whispering stalks. The history of Kings is as deeply rooted as the corn that grows here, a story woven from the settlement of prairie lands and the enduring spirit of those who chose to make their living from the soil. This area, like much of Coles County, was settled by those seeking fertile ground, and the local economy continues to revolve around agriculture, with the steady hum of tractors and the bounty of harvest dictating the rhythm of life. While no grand monuments mark its past, the weathered barns and the simple, sturdy homes speak of generations who have toiled and thrived here. The sense of community in Kings is not ostentatious; it is found in the shared understanding of the seasons, the quiet nods between neighbors on a dusty road, and the collective pride in the land's enduring productivity. It is a place that understands the value of patience, of watching seeds grow, and of appreciating the quiet beauty of a landscape shaped by both nature and human endeavor.
Live animated radar for Kings 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 | Kings, Coles County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 39.679201°N, 87.985312°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 61943, 61068 |
| Area Code | 309, 847, 224 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Kings, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Kings, 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 Kings includes coordinates 39.679201°N, 87.985312°W, situated in Coles County. ZIP code 61943, 61068. Telephone area code: 309, 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. 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.
