Knollwood, Illinois Weather
Knollwood, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Knollwood, Sangamon County.
Full aviation weather for Knollwood is published on the Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport (KSPI) 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. 5 airfields within reach of Knollwood 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 Knollwood: Logan County Airport (KAAA) 34 km · Taylorville Municipal Airport (KTAZ) 48 km · Havana Regional Airport (K9I0) 50 km · Jacksonville Municipal Airport (KIJX) 58 km
Conditions reported at KSPI describe the airfield itself. Weather 12 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Knollwood specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Knollwood.
About Knollwood, Illinois
Knollwood lies in the heart of Sangamon County, a place where the land itself seems to exhale a quiet contentment under vast Illinois skies. It lies 8.8 miles north-north-east of Springfield, IL (from Springfield, IL: bearing 22°T), and is situated 2.1 miles north-north-east of Sherman. Rolling fields, a rich tapestry of greens and golds depending on the season, stretch out to meet a horizon that feels both boundless and intimate. The air here, especially in the long, languid evenings of summer, carries the scent of freshly turned earth and the distant hum of cicadas, a subtle symphony accompanying the slow descent of the sun. Old oaks, their branches gnarled like the hands of time, stand sentinel along property lines, their leaves whispering secrets to the gentle prairie breeze. The history of Knollwood is bound to the fertile soil that has sustained generations. Originally settled by farmers drawn to the rich farmland, the community grew organically, its economy rooted in agriculture, with corn and soybeans dominating the landscape. While larger industries might have bypassed this particular corner of Sangamon County, a sturdy self-reliance has always been the hallmark of Knollwood. The local general store, a place where news travels as readily as currency, still serves as an informal hub, its creaking floorboards echoing with the quiet persistence of a community that values continuity. There are no grand monuments, but the enduring spirit of those who have worked this land is as palpable as the sun-warmed dust on a country road.
Live animated radar for Knollwood 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 | Knollwood, Sangamon County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 39.919494°N, 89.582879°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62684, 60044 |
| Area Code | 217, 312, 773 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Knollwood, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Knollwood, 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 Knollwood includes coordinates 39.919494°N, 89.582879°W, situated in Sangamon County. ZIP code 62684, 60044. Telephone area code: 217, 312, 773. 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.
