Lawrence, Illinois Weather
Lawrence, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Lawrence, McHenry County.
Flight conditions near Lawrence. Data source: locating…
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Lawrence.
About Lawrence, Illinois
Lawrence unfolds across a gentle sweep of McHenry County, where the land itself seems to exhale a quiet patience. It lies 13.1 miles north-west of Woodstock, IL (from Woodstock, IL: bearing 312°T), and is situated 1.9 miles north-west of Harvard. Rolling fields, a rich tapestry of corn and soybeans under an immense Illinois sky, define the horizon, their verdant or golden hues shifting with the seasons and the angle of the sun. The air here, especially in the liminal hours of dawn and dusk, carries a clean, earthy scent, a testament to the agricultural heart that beats beneath the surface. Small groves of oak and maple trees punctuate the landscape, offering pockets of dappled shade, their leaves whispering secrets of the prevailing winds. The character of Lawrence is one of understated resilience, a place where the land dictates the pace and the inhabitants move with a steady, grounded purpose. Historically, Lawrence owes its existence to the fertile earth and the westward expansion, a settlement that grew from the promise of agriculture. The local economy still largely revolves around the cultivation of the land, with the harvest dictating a rhythm of busy days and quiet contemplation. While no grand monuments dominate the skyline, the true landmarks of Lawrence are the sturdy farmhouses with their broad porches, the silos that stand sentinel against the sky, and the network of country roads that connect families and neighbors. In its own unassuming way, Lawrence embodies the enduring spirit of rural Illinois, a place where history is not always written in stone, but in the turning of the soil and the shared experience of the seasons.
Live animated radar for Lawrence 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 | Lawrence, McHenry County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 42.441129°N, 88.641211°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 60033 |
| Area Code | 312, 773 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Lawrence, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lawrence, Illinois, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 Lawrence includes coordinates 42.441129°N, 88.641211°W, situated in McHenry County. ZIP code 60033. 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. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.
