Matherville, Illinois Weather
Matherville, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for Matherville, Mercer County.
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About Matherville, Illinois
Matherville rests in a landscape carved by ancient glaciers, where the earth rises and falls in gentle, rolling swells, a testament to the slow, deliberate work of ice. It lies 17.3 miles south of Rock Island, IL (from Rock Island, IL: bearing 185°T), and is situated 8.4 miles east-north-east of Aledo. The air here, especially after a summer rain, carries the clean, earthy scent of turned soil and the distant, sweet perfume of ripening corn. Fields of soybeans and corn stretch towards the horizon, their emerald and gold hues shifting with the sun's slow arc across the wide, open sky. Scattered farmsteads, their silos like weathered sentinels, punctuate the verdant expanse, each a small world unto itself. The silence is profound, broken only by the low hum of distant tractors or the occasional call of a hawk circling on the thermals. The history of Matherville is etched into the very grain of its agricultural roots, a story of pioneers who coaxed sustenance from this fertile land. Founded in the mid-19th century, it grew from a small trading post, its economy long tethered to the bounty of the surrounding farms. Even now, the rhythm of life in Matherville is dictated by the seasons of planting and harvest, a predictable cycle that has sustained generations. While larger industries have bypassed this quiet corner of Mercer County, the enduring strength of its agricultural heritage provides a steady, if modest, foundation. The community harbors a quiet pride in its self-sufficiency, a characteristic born from decades of reliance on the land and on each other, a spirit that can be felt in the easy greetings exchanged on the street and the shared purpose of local events.
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| Location | Matherville, Mercer County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 41.259757°N, 90.607913°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 61263 |
| Area Code | 847, 224 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Matherville, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Matherville, 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 Matherville includes coordinates 41.259757°N, 90.607913°W, situated in Mercer County. ZIP code 61263. Telephone area code: 847, 224. 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.
