Leonore, Illinois Weather
Leonore, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Leonore, LaSalle County.
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About Leonore, Illinois
Leonore rests in a broad, open expanse of Illinois prairie, where the sky feels like a boundless canvas and the horizon stretches with an almost defiant simplicity. It lies 46.7 miles north of Normal, IL (from Normal, IL: bearing 1°T), and is situated 8.9 miles west-north-west of Streator. The land here is gently rolled, a subtle topography shaped by ancient glaciers, now given over to the patient work of agriculture. Fields of corn and soybeans, vibrant green in the summer and a burnished gold in the autumn, ripple like a vast, cultivated ocean under the sun. The air carries the clean scent of turned earth and, in the distance, the faint, sweet perfume of ripening grain. Even in its quietude, Leonore possesses a certain grounded grace, a sense of enduring presence against the immense backdrop of the prairie sky. The history of Leonore is deeply entwined with the fertile soil and the ingenuity of those who first cultivated it. Originally a stop along the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad, its early economy was built on the grain trade, the rhythmic clatter of trains a constant hum in its formative years. While the railroad's prominence has shifted, the spirit of agriculture remains the lifeblood of Leonore, with farms dotting the surrounding landscape, their silos standing like stoic sentinels against the sky. The town itself, a collection of sturdy brick buildings and welcoming homes, retains a sense of community forged through shared seasons and the enduring rhythm of the land. Though no grand monuments mark its past, the quiet persistence of its people and the unbroken sweep of the prairie are its most distinctive features.
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| Location | Leonore, LaSalle County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 41.189479°N, 88.980635°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 61332 |
| Area Code | 815 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Leonore, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Leonore, 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 Leonore includes coordinates 41.189479°N, 88.980635°W, situated in LaSalle County. ZIP code 61332. 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. 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.
