Marseilles, Illinois Weather
Marseilles, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Marseilles, LaSalle County.
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About Marseilles, Illinois
Marseilles rests where the Illinois River, a broad, slow-moving artery, begins its eastward turn, its waters reflecting the wide, often pale, Illinois sky. It lies 30.5 miles south-west of Oswego, IL (from Oswego, IL: bearing 217°T), and is situated 7.0 miles east of Ottawa. The land here is not dramatically sculpted, but rather possesses a deep, persistent flatness, broken only by the gentle swell of fields that stretch to the horizon, their green and gold hues shifting with the seasons. The air, especially in the early morning, carries a damp, earthy scent, a mingling of river mist and the rich loam of the surrounding farmland. Evenings can bring a quiet stillness, where the only sounds are the distant hum of traffic on the interstate and the low murmur of the river itself, a constant, unseen presence. This place, Marseilles, has long been shaped by the river and the fertile soil it nourishes. Its history is tied to the early transportation routes that connected the Great Lakes to the Mississippi, with the Illinois Waterway a vital channel for commerce. For generations, agriculture has been the bedrock of its economy, with corn and soybeans dominating the landscape, their stalks rustling like secrets in the summer breeze. Industrial echoes remain, though, in the older brick buildings that hint at a past of manufacturing, and the locks and dams that govern the river’s flow are a testament to human engineering, a constant dialogue between nature and necessity.
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| Location | Marseilles, LaSalle County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 41.330867°N, 88.708129°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 61341 |
| Area Code | 815 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Marseilles, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Marseilles, 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 Marseilles includes coordinates 41.330867°N, 88.708129°W, situated in LaSalle County. ZIP code 61341. 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.
