Lakewood, Illinois Weather
Lakewood, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Lakewood, Shelby County.
Full aviation weather for Lakewood is published on the Effingham County Memorial Airport (K1H2) page, 42 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 Lakewood 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 Lakewood: Taylorville Municipal Airport (KTAZ) 44 km · Vandalia Municipal Airport (KVLA) 44 km · Coles County Memorial Airport (KMTO) 56 km · Decatur Airport (KDEC) 57 km
Conditions reported at K1H2 describe the airfield itself. Weather 42 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Lakewood specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Lakewood.
About Lakewood, Illinois
Lakewood, Illinois, unfolds across a landscape where the land gently rolls, a subtle topography hinting at the glacial past that shaped this region. It lies 35.7 miles south of Decatur, IL (from Decatur, IL: bearing 175°T), and is situated 8.1 miles south-west of Shelbyville. Fields of corn and soybeans, in their vibrant green or burnished gold depending on the season, stretch towards a horizon that often seems impossibly wide under the expansive prairie sky. The air here carries a clean, earthy scent, especially after a rain, and at dusk, the light softens, casting long, languid shadows that lend a quiet dignity to the scattered farmsteads and the small cluster of homes that constitute Lakewood. The occasional stand of mature oaks or maples punctuates the open fields, offering a welcome contrast of texture and shade, their leaves rustling with a sound that is as constant and comforting as the distant drone of a tractor. The story of Lakewood is one of agricultural roots, a heritage still evident in the fertile soil that sustains the local economy. For generations, farming has been the lifeblood of this pocket of Shelby County, with families working the land passed down through the years. While the larger agricultural corporations have their presence, the enduring character of Lakewood lies in the smaller operations, the independent spirit of those who continue to coax sustenance from the earth. There are no grand monuments or bustling tourist attractions here; the notable features are the quiet persistence of the land and the unpretentious rhythm of daily life. The community is bound by a shared understanding of the seasons, the hard work they demand, and the simple satisfactions they provide, a continuity that feels as natural and essential as the turning of the earth itself.
Live animated radar for Lakewood 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 | Lakewood, Shelby County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 39.325041°N, 88.899516°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62438, 60014 |
| Area Code | 312, 773 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Lakewood, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lakewood, 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 Lakewood includes coordinates 39.325041°N, 88.899516°W, situated in Shelby County. ZIP code 62438, 60014. Telephone area code: 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.
