Marietta, Illinois Weather
Marietta, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Marietta, Fulton County.
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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.
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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 | July 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, 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 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. 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.
