Marietta, Illinois Weather
Marietta, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Marietta, Fulton County.
Full aviation weather for Marietta is published on the Macomb Municipal Airport (KMQB) page, 22 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 Marietta 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 Marietta: Ingersoll Airport (KCTK) 28 km · Havana Regional Airport (K9I0) 44 km · Galesburg Municipal Airport (KGBG) 49 km · Monmouth Municipal Airport (KC66) 52 km · Greater Beardstown Airport (KK06) 59 km
Conditions reported at KMQB describe the airfield itself. Weather 22 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Marietta specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Marietta.
About Marietta, Illinois
Marietta rests in the gentle embrace of western Illinois, a landscape of rolling hills and fertile bottomlands that speak of a long agricultural heritage. It lies 30.9 miles south of Galesburg, IL (from Galesburg, IL: bearing 182°T), and is situated 7.0 miles east-south-east of Bushnell. The air here, particularly in the late afternoon, carries the sweet, earthy scent of freshly turned soil and ripening corn, a fragrance that mingles with the distant hum of tractors. The Spoon River, a quiet artery, meanders through the periphery, its banks lined with willow and sycamore, reflecting the vast, ever-changing Illinois sky. This is a place where the horizon feels expansive, where the land itself seems to breathe with a quiet, persistent life, and where the houses, often simple and well-maintained, appear to have grown organically from the very earth they occupy. The history of Marietta is deeply intertwined with the rich soil of Fulton County and the agricultural enterprises that have sustained it for generations. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of productive farmland, established a community that has remained steadfastly rooted in its agrarian past, with crops like corn and soybeans forming the backbone of the local economy. While the echoes of past industries may linger in the quietude, the present-day character of Marietta is defined by its hardworking residents and a palpable sense of continuity. The rhythm of life here is measured not by the frantic pulse of urban centers, but by the steady cycle of seasons, the gathering of harvests, and the enduring strength of community bonds.
Live animated radar for Marietta 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 | Marietta, Fulton County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 40.501152°N, 90.392626°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 61459 |
| Area Code | 815 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Marietta, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Marietta, 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 Marietta includes coordinates 40.501152°N, 90.392626°W, situated in Fulton County. ZIP code 61459. 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.
