Markham, Illinois Weather
Markham, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Markham, Morgan County.
Full aviation weather for Markham is published on the Jacksonville Municipal Airport (KIJX) page, 8 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 Markham 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 Markham: Greater Beardstown Airport (KK06) 26 km · Pittsfield Penstone Municipal Airport (KPPQ) 40 km · Zelmer Memorial Airpark Inc Airport (K5K1) 46 km · Mount Sterling Municipal Airport (KI63) 49 km · Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport (KSPI) 57 km
Conditions reported at KIJX describe the airfield itself. Weather 8 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Markham specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Markham.
About Markham, Illinois
Markham exists as a quiet confluence of rolling Illinois farmland and the persistent murmur of a life lived in concert with the seasons. It lies 36.5 miles west of Springfield, IL (from Springfield, IL: bearing 264°T), and is situated 5.3 miles west of Jacksonville. The land here, a rich, dark loam, rises and falls in gentle swells, punctuated by the stoic silhouettes of oak and maple trees that stand sentinel along property lines and stream beds. The sky above Markham is an expansive canvas, often painted with the dramatic brushstrokes of thunderstorms that roll in from the west, or the soft, diffused glow of a humid summer afternoon. The air itself carries the scent of freshly turned earth in the spring, the sweet, heavy perfume of ripening corn in late summer, and the crisp, clean bite of frost in autumn, all whispering of the agricultural heart that beats at the core of this place. The history of Markham is deeply intertwined with the agrarian spirit of Morgan County. For generations, the fertile soil has sustained families, its bounty forming the bedrock of the local economy through the cultivation of corn and soybeans, a tradition that continues to shape the rhythm of daily life. One can still sense the echoes of earlier times in the weathered barns and the sturdy, unpretentious farmhouses that dot the landscape, each a quiet testament to perseverance and connection to the land. While Markham may not boast grand monuments, its distinctiveness lies in this enduring relationship with the earth, a legacy preserved in the amber waves of grain that stretch towards the horizon and the quiet hum of tractors working the fields, a subtle symphony of sustenance and continuity.
Live animated radar for Markham 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 | Markham, Morgan County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 39.74588°N, 90.327901°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62628, 60428 |
| Area Code | 217, 708 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Markham, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Markham, 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 Markham includes coordinates 39.745880°N, 90.327901°W, situated in Morgan County. ZIP code 62628, 60428. Telephone area code: 217, 708. 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.
