Lake City, Illinois Weather
Lake City, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Lake City, Moultrie County.
Full aviation weather for Lake City is published on the Decatur Airport (KDEC) page, 15 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 Lake City 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 Lake City: Tuscola Airport (KK96) 36 km · Coles County Memorial Airport (KMTO) 49 km · University of Illinois Willard Airport (KCMI) 49 km · Taylorville Municipal Airport (KTAZ) 58 km
Conditions reported at KDEC describe the airfield itself. Weather 15 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Lake City specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Lake City.
About Lake City, Illinois
Lake City lies where the land begins its slow, patient swell towards the prairie's embrace. It lies 13.8 miles east-south-east of Decatur, IL (from Decatur, IL: bearing 115°T), and is situated 8.3 miles east of Mount Zion. The horizon here is a generous sweep, a canvas painted with the subtle hues of Illinois farmland. Fields of corn and soybeans, in their season, unfurl like rumpled green velvet, punctuated by the stark, straight lines of drainage ditches that speak of careful cultivation. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a dry, sun-warmed scent of earth and growing things, a scent that seems to settle deep into the quiet streets. Trees, often solitary sentinels or clustered in small, purposeful groves, cast their shadows with an almost deliberate stillness, their leaves rustling with a sound like hushed secrets. The history of Lake City is etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring agricultural spirit that has shaped its character. Its economy has long been tied to the fertile soil, a dependable cycle of planting and harvest that dictates the town's gentle rhythm. This is a place where the legacy of farming is more than just an industry; it's a way of life, a shared understanding passed down through generations. While no grand waterways define its immediate landscape, the careful management of the land's moisture, through its network of ditches and low-lying areas, hints at a constant dialogue with water, a subtle acknowledgment of its power and necessity. The quiet streets of Lake City, lined with modest homes and businesses, reflect a community that values continuity and the steady hum of daily life over ostentatious display.
Live animated radar for Lake City 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 | Lake City, Moultrie County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 39.754479°N, 88.720069°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 61937 |
| Area Code | 309 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Lake City, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lake City, 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 Lake City includes coordinates 39.754479°N, 88.720069°W, situated in Moultrie County. ZIP code 61937. Telephone area code: 309. 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.
