Mapleton, Illinois Weather
Mapleton, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Mapleton, Peoria County.
Full aviation weather for Mapleton is published on the Pekin Municipal Airport (KC15) page, 10 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 Mapleton 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 Mapleton: General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport (KPIA) 11 km · Mount Hawley Auxiliary Airport (K3MY) 27 km · Ingersoll Airport (KCTK) 29 km · Havana Regional Airport (K9I0) 46 km · Logan County Airport (KAAA) 56 km
Conditions reported at KC15 describe the airfield itself. Weather 10 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Mapleton specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Mapleton.
About Mapleton, Illinois
Mapleton lies where the Illinois River’s broad current begins to curve, its banks etched into the prairie’s gentle rise. It lies 4.8 miles west of Pekin, IL (from Pekin, IL: bearing 269°T), and is situated 7.1 miles south-west of Bartonville. The land here breathes a wide, open sky, the fields stretching out in a patchwork of greens and golds, punctuated by stands of oak and maple that blaze with color in the autumn. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a certain quiet weight, a stillness that seems to absorb the distant hum of industry and the closer murmur of life. It’s a place where the horizon feels vast, where the sun dips below it in a slow, deliberate descent, painting the clouds in hues of rose and violet. The history of Mapleton is tied to the very artery of the land, the Illinois River, which has long served as both highway and lifeblood. Early settlers, drawn by the fertile soil and the river’s promise, established roots that run deep, their descendants still walking these same streets. The local economy, once anchored by agriculture, now feels the pulse of nearby industrial centers, a subtle but persistent influence that shapes the rhythm of daily life. Yet, the quietude of the prairie persists, a testament to the enduring character of Mapleton, where the echoes of the past mingle with the present in a way that feels both grounded and timeless.
Live animated radar for Mapleton 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Mapleton, Peoria County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 40.566428°N, 89.731773°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 61547 |
| Area Code | 815 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Mapleton, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Mapleton, 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 Mapleton includes coordinates 40.566428°N, 89.731773°W, situated in Peoria County. ZIP code 61547. 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.
