London Mills, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for London Mills, Fulton County.
Full aviation weather for London Mills is published on the Ingersoll Airport (KCTK) page, 22 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. 6 airfields within reach of London Mills 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 London Mills: Galesburg Municipal Airport (KGBG) 29 km · Macomb Municipal Airport (KMQB) 39 km · Monmouth Municipal Airport (KC66) 39 km · General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport (KPIA) 49 km · Pekin Municipal Airport (KC15) 56 km
Conditions reported at KCTK describe the airfield itself. Weather 22 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at London Mills specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for London Mills.
London Mills rests in a quiet pocket of Fulton County, where the land begins to soften its prairie edges, rolling with the gentle slopes that lead toward the Spoon River. It lies 17.3 miles south-south-east of Galesburg, IL (from Galesburg, IL: bearing 161°T), and is situated 9.6 miles south-east of Abingdon. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries a faint, earthy scent, a blend of tilled soil and the distant breath of trees. Fields of corn and soybeans, stretching to horizons that seem to absorb the sky, define the immediate character of the landscape, their green and gold hues shifting with the sun's passage. Scattered farmsteads, their roofs a patchwork of weathered tin and asphalt, punctuate the broad expanses, each a small testament to the enduring agricultural spirit of this place. The Spoon River itself, a sinuous thread of brown water, cuts through the terrain, its banks sometimes steep and wooded, offering a wilder counterpoint to the cultivated fields. The history of London Mills is intrinsically tied to the fertile soil and the flow of the Spoon River, a waterway that once served as a vital artery for commerce and communication. Early settlers were drawn to the rich farmland, and the town grew around the promise of agricultural prosperity, its economy largely built on the bounty of the surrounding countryside. While the echoes of its past agricultural endeavors can still be felt in the sturdy barns and the familiar patterns of cultivation, the local economy today is a quieter affair, sustained by the resilience of its residents and the ongoing connection to the land. There are no grand monuments or bustling attractions here; the distinctive character of London Mills lies in its unpretentious presence, a place where the rhythm of the seasons and the simple routines of daily life are the most notable features.
Live animated radar for London Mills 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.
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| Location | London Mills, Fulton County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 40.710595°N, 90.266236°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 61544 |
| Area Code | 815 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for London Mills, 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 London Mills includes coordinates 40.710595°N, 90.266236°W, situated in Fulton County. ZIP code 61544. 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. 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.