Knoxville, Illinois Weather
Knoxville, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Knoxville, Knox County.
Full aviation weather for Knoxville is published on the Galesburg Municipal Airport (KGBG) page, 13 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 Knoxville 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 Knoxville: Monmouth Municipal Airport (KC66) 29 km · Ingersoll Airport (KCTK) 42 km · Kewanee Municipal Airport (KEZI) 43 km · Macomb Municipal Airport (KMQB) 53 km · Mercer County Airport (KC00) 54 km
Conditions reported at KGBG describe the airfield itself. Weather 13 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Knoxville specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Knoxville, Illinois
Knoxville sits as a quiet sentinel on the undulating Illinois prairie, where the sky seems to stretch further than the eye can comfortably hold. It lies 5.3 miles east-south-east of Galesburg, IL (from Galesburg, IL: bearing 121°T), and is situated 9.4 miles north-east of Abingdon. The land, a rich loam, slopes gently towards the Spoon River, its slow current a silver thread weaving through fields of corn and soybeans that shimmer under the wide, often dramatic, western Illinois sun. The air here carries the scent of turned earth in spring, the sweet perfume of ripening grain in late summer, and the crisp, clean bite of winter frost. The character of Knoxville is etched not in grand monuments but in the enduring grace of its broad avenues and the friendly greetings exchanged on sidewalks, a testament to a community that values connection. The history of Knoxville is intertwined with the westward expansion of the United States, its origins tracing back to the mid-19th century when settlers were drawn to the fertile lands of Knox County. It once served as the county seat before Galesburg’s rise, a shift that subtly reshaped its economic trajectory. Today, agriculture remains a vital pulse, with the bounty of the surrounding farms feeding into the local economy, supported by small businesses and the steady hum of rural life. The absence of a major university or sprawling industrial complex has allowed Knoxville to retain a distinctive, unhurried pace, fostering a sense of continuity and a deep-rooted connection to the land that has sustained it for generations.
Live animated radar for Knoxville 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Knoxville, Knox County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 40.908372°N, 90.284848°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 61448 |
| Area Code | 815 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Knoxville, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Knoxville, 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 Knoxville includes coordinates 40.908372°N, 90.284848°W, situated in Knox County. ZIP code 61448. Telephone area code: 815. 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.
