Mansfield, Illinois Weather
Mansfield, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Mansfield, Piatt County.
Full aviation weather for Mansfield is published on the Frasca Field (KC16) page, 27 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 Mansfield 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 Mansfield: University of Illinois Willard Airport (KCMI) 27 km · Rantoul National Aviation Center - Frank Elliot field (KTIP) 32 km · Paxton Airport (K1C1) 42 km · Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal (KBMI) 46 km · Tuscola Airport (KK96) 51 km
Conditions reported at KC16 describe the airfield itself. Weather 27 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Mansfield specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Mansfield, Illinois
Mansfield sits in the broad, fertile expanse of Piatt County, a place where the land rolls with a gentle, persistent rhythm under an immense sky. It lies 15.4 miles west-north-west of Champaign, IL (from Champaign, IL: bearing 295°T), and is situated 5.5 miles west-north-west of Mahomet. The fields, a patchwork quilt of greens and golds depending on the season, stretch to horizons that seem impossibly distant, broken only by the occasional cluster of trees or the low-slung silhouette of a barn. Here, the air itself feels ancient, carrying the scent of rich earth and the quiet hum of life that has long been tethered to the soil. Sunlight, especially in the late afternoon, can pool on the landscape with a buttery luminescence, softening the sharp edges of the world and lending a painterly quality to the scene. The character of Mansfield is deeply intertwined with the agricultural bounty that surrounds it, a heritage that has shaped its economy and the lives of its inhabitants for generations. This is a place where the work of the land dictates the pace, where the harvest is a shared event that echoes through the community. While farming remains the bedrock, the steady pulse of local businesses, often family-run, provides the essential services that keep Mansfield thriving. There's a quiet pride here, a sense of continuity that comes from living in a place that has always been defined by its connection to the earth and the enduring spirit of its people.
Live animated radar for Mansfield 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 | Mansfield, Piatt County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 40.211422°N, 88.506172°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 61854 |
| Area Code | 309 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Mansfield, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Mansfield, 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 Mansfield includes coordinates 40.211422°N, 88.506172°W, situated in Piatt County. ZIP code 61854. 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.
