Kinsman, Illinois Weather
Kinsman, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Kinsman, Grundy County.
Full aviation weather for Kinsman is published on the Dwight Airport (KDTG) page, 12 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. 4 airfields within reach of Kinsman 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 Kinsman: Morris Municipal Airport James R. Washburn field (KC09) 29 km · Cushing Field Ltd Airport (K0C8) 37 km · Joliet Regional Airport (KJOT) 49 km
Conditions reported at KDTG describe the airfield itself. Weather 12 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Kinsman specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Kinsman.
About Kinsman, Illinois
Kinsman lies low and wide under the expansive Illinois sky, a collection of weathered buildings spread across a landscape that remembers a different time. It lies 34.3 miles south-west of Joliet, IL (from Joliet, IL: bearing 228°T), and is situated 10.0 miles north-west of Dwight. The land here, a patient quilt of cultivated fields and whispering prairie grasses, rolls with a quiet persistence, punctuated by the occasional stand of oak and maple trees that offer fleeting shadows against the relentless sun. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a scent of turned earth and distant woodsmoke, a subtle perfume that clings to the open spaces. The dominant character of Kinsman is one of quiet endurance, a place where the wind seems to carry the stories of generations and the horizon stretches out, a pale blue promise of what lies beyond. The history of Kinsman is deeply entwined with the agricultural bounty of Grundy County, a legacy that continues to shape its economy. For decades, the fertile soil has sustained farms that produce corn and soybeans, their golden and green hues a constant presence in the surrounding countryside. The railway, though perhaps less bustling than in its heyday, still traces a vital artery through the area, hinting at the connections that once brought prosperity and sustained the lives of its inhabitants. There's a palpable sense of continuity in Kinsman, a feeling that the rhythms of planting and harvest, of quiet days and starlit nights, have been remarkably unchanged, a gentle hum beneath the surface of everyday life.
Live animated radar for Kinsman 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 | Kinsman, Grundy County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 41.189755°N, 88.569512°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 60437 |
| Area Code | 708 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Kinsman, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Kinsman, 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 Kinsman includes coordinates 41.189755°N, 88.569512°W, situated in Grundy County. ZIP code 60437. Telephone area code: 708. 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.
