Lovington, Illinois Weather
Lovington, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Lovington, Moultrie County.
Full aviation weather for Lovington is published on the Decatur Airport (KDEC) page, 24 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. 4 airfields within reach of Lovington 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 Lovington: Tuscola Airport (KK96) 29 km · Coles County Memorial Airport (KMTO) 40 km · University of Illinois Willard Airport (KCMI) 47 km
Conditions reported at KDEC describe the airfield itself. Weather 24 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Lovington specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Lovington, Illinois
Lovington lies in the broad, fertile sweep of central Illinois, a place where the land itself seems to exhale a patient, golden light. It lies 19.2 miles east-south-east of Decatur, IL (from Decatur, IL: bearing 117°T), and is situated 8.1 miles north of Sullivan. The horizon here is a vast, unbroken arc, often painted with the bruised purples and fiery oranges of a prairie sunset, a spectacle that can hold the eye and still the hurried breath. Fields of corn and soybeans stretch out like a rumpled quilt, their green and gold hues shifting with the breeze, punctuated by the dark, verdant lines of distant tree groves that offer a welcome, if modest, interruption to the immensity. The air, especially after a summer rain, carries a clean, earthy scent, a mingling of damp soil and ripening grain, a perfume that is uniquely of this place. The history of Lovington is etched not in grand monuments, but in the steady, enduring spirit of its people and the fertile ground they cultivate. This is a community built on agriculture, where the rhythm of the seasons dictates much of life, from the planting in spring to the harvest that blankets the landscape in abundance each autumn. The local economy, still largely tethered to the bounty of the rich prairie soil, thrives on the cultivation of crops that feed the nation, a quiet testament to the hard work and dedication that has shaped Lovington for generations. While no sprawling metropolises or famous universities mark its immediate vicinity, Lovington possesses a distinct character, a grounded authenticity that comes from a deep connection to the land and a shared, unassuming heritage.
Live animated radar for Lovington 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 | Lovington, Moultrie County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 39.71559°N, 88.632564°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 61937 |
| Area Code | 309 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Lovington, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lovington, 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 Lovington includes coordinates 39.715590°N, 88.632564°W, situated in Moultrie County. ZIP code 61937. Telephone area code: 309. 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.
