Lily Lake, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Lily Lake, Kane County.
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Lily Lake sprawls across a terrain shaped by ancient glaciers, its low-lying meadows and scattered woodlands hinting at a gentler past. It lies 9.0 miles west-north-west of St. Charles, IL (from St. Charles, IL: bearing 285°T), and is situated 9.0 miles west-north-west of Saint Charles. The air here carries the faint, damp scent of earth disturbed by industrious moles, and on clear afternoons, the sunlight filters through the leaves of oaks and maples with a peculiar, almost watery luminescence. Small, unnamed creeks, often little more than trickles after a dry spell, meander through the fields, reflecting the vast, indifferent Illinois sky. The character of Lily Lake is one of quiet persistence, a place where the land dictates the pace, and the sounds are primarily those of wind rustling through corn stalks and the distant hum of machinery. The history of Lily Lake is inextricably tied to the agricultural bounty of Kane County, a legacy evident in the broad, fertile fields that still dominate the landscape. For generations, farming was the bedrock of this locality, a steady rhythm of planting and harvest that shaped the very identity of its inhabitants. While the agricultural pulse remains, the economy has diversified, incorporating small businesses and a growing commuter presence, yet the echoes of earlier times persist in the weathered barns and the enduring sense of place. A notable characteristic of Lily Lake is its unassuming presence, a quiet corner of the region where the past is not a grand monument but a subtle undercurrent, felt in the texture of the soil and the enduring spirit of its people.
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| Location | Lily Lake, Kane County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 41.948916°N, 88.477859°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 60151 |
| Area Code | 312, 773 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lily Lake, 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 Lily Lake includes coordinates 41.948916°N, 88.477859°W, situated in Kane County. ZIP code 60151. 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.