Long Creek, Illinois Weather
Long Creek, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Long Creek, Macon County.
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About Long Creek, Illinois
Long Creek unfolds as a quiet expanse of Illinois prairie, its character shaped by the gentle swell of fertile land and the patient presence of the waterway that lends it its name. It lies 6.0 miles east-south-east of Decatur, IL (from Decatur, IL: bearing 109°T), and is situated 3.1 miles north-north-east of Mount Zion. Here, the sky seems to stretch further, a vast canvas that shifts from the stark blue of midday to the bruised purples and oranges of evening, casting long, migrating shadows across fields of corn and soybeans. The air, especially after a summer rain, carries the earthy perfume of tilled soil and the fainter, sweeter scent of wildflowers that still find purchase in the ditches and along the infrequent tree lines. Roads, often unpaved, carve straight lines through this landscape, leading the eye to distant farmhouses and the occasional glint of a silo against the horizon, imbuing the scene with a sense of ordered, expansive peace. The history of Long Creek is etched in the agricultural legacy of Macon County, a place where the deep, black soil has long been the primary currency. This land was first settled by those drawn to its immense productivity, farmers who learned to coax abundance from its depths, and that spirit of cultivation still defines the local economy. While larger industries may exist elsewhere, here the rhythm of life is dictated by the seasons of planting and harvest, a steady, enduring cycle. The modest buildings that comprise the heart of Long Creek hint at a past where community gatherings and local commerce were more central, a time when the general store served as both marketplace and social hub, a testament to a simpler, more interconnected existence.
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| Location | Long Creek, Macon County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 39.811981°N, 88.847574°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62521 |
| Area Code | 217 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Long Creek, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Long Creek, 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 Long Creek includes coordinates 39.811981°N, 88.847574°W, situated in Macon County. ZIP code 62521. Telephone area code: 217. 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.
