Mark, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Mark, Putnam County.
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Mark breathes the wide, flat breath of the Illinois prairie, a place where the horizon stretches like an unspooled ribbon and the sky is a vast, ever-changing canvas. It lies 43.2 miles north-north-east of Peoria, IL (from Peoria, IL: bearing 24°T), and is situated 7.6 miles south-west of Peru. The land here is a deep, fertile brown, a promise of bounty that has been cultivated for generations, and the air, especially after a summer rain, carries the clean scent of turned earth and distant cornfields. Roads, straight as an arrow, cut through the amber waves of grain, leading the eye towards the soft, blurred edges of distant farmsteads, their silos like stoic sentinels against the immense sky. Even the wind seems to whisper secrets of the open country, a constant, gentle murmur that rustles through the leaves of the few trees that dare to stand tall against its persistent caress. The story of Mark is deeply entwined with the earth it sits upon, a narrative of agriculture and the quiet industry that has sustained its people. For years, the rhythm of life here was dictated by the planting and harvesting seasons, a dependable cycle that shaped the community's character and its economy. While the echoes of past agricultural endeavors still resonate, the subtle hum of modern life can be heard, a testament to the resilience and adaptability of this prairie settlement. The quality of light at dusk, a slow bleed of orange and rose across the western sky, paints the fields in hues of gold and amethyst, a daily spectacle that seems to imbue Mark with a profound sense of peace, a quiet beauty that unfolds with the setting sun.
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| Location | Mark, Putnam County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 41.26448°N, 89.250087°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 61340, 61327 |
| Area Code | 815 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Mark, 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 Mark includes coordinates 41.264480°N, 89.250087°W, situated in Putnam County. ZIP code 61340, 61327. 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.