Manlius, Illinois Weather
Manlius, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Manlius, Bureau County.
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About Manlius, Illinois
Manlius rests on a broad, gently rolling prairie, the land stretching out in a quilt of cultivated fields under a sky that seems to hold an infinite expanse. It lies 43.9 miles east of Moline, IL (from Moline, IL: bearing 94°T), and is situated 8.0 miles south-south-west of Walnut. The soil here, a deep, rich loam, is the enduring character of this place, a testament to the agricultural heart that beats beneath the surface. Distant horizons are softened by the haze of summer or sharpened by the crispness of autumn air, and the wind, a constant companion, whispers through the stalks of corn and soybeans, carrying the scent of turned earth and distant rain. The very air feels clean and open, a clarity that allows the sun to paint the landscape with a profound, almost spiritual light, especially in the late afternoon when long shadows begin to stretch across the fields. The history of Manlius is deeply entwined with the westward expansion and the enduring legacy of farming in Bureau County. Early settlers, drawn by the fertile ground, established a community that has since thrived on the bounty of its agricultural output, with corn and soybeans forming the backbone of its local economy. While the grand ambitions of larger industrial centers may not have found root here, Manlius has cultivated a quiet resilience, a self-sufficiency born from the land. It’s a place where the pace of life is dictated by the seasons, where the distinctive character of the community is shaped by generations who understand the patient work required to coax sustenance from the earth, a rhythm that has persisted through the years.
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| Location | Manlius, Bureau County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 41.456424°N, 89.668988°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 61338 |
| Area Code | 815 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Manlius, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Manlius, 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 Manlius includes coordinates 41.456424°N, 89.668988°W, situated in Bureau County. ZIP code 61338. 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.
