Media, Illinois Weather
Media, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Media, Henderson County.
Full aviation weather for Media is published on the Monmouth Municipal Airport (KC66) page, 24 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 Media 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 Media: Southeast Iowa Regional Airport (KBRL) 25 km · Macomb Municipal Airport (KMQB) 32 km · Galesburg Municipal Airport (KGBG) 38 km · Fort Madison Municipal Airport (KFSW) 44 km · Mercer County Airport (KC00) 53 km
Conditions reported at KC66 describe the airfield itself. Weather 24 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Media specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Media.
About Media, Illinois
Media, Illinois, unfolds across a gentle sweep of farmland, where the land itself seems to exhale a quiet contentment. It lies 26.9 miles west-south-west of Galesburg, IL (from Galesburg, IL: bearing 244°T), and is situated 4.2 miles east-north-east of Stronghurst. The horizon, a soft blur of distant trees and the occasional weathered barn, is often softened by the pearly light of dawn or the hazy gold of late afternoon sun. Fields of corn and soybeans, stretching like emerald and ochre carpets, lie interspersed with groves of oak and maple, their branches reaching towards a sky that can shift from a vast, unbroken blue to a dramatic canvas of bruised purples and grays before a summer shower. The air here carries the clean scent of turned earth and the faint, sweet perfume of wildflowers that persist in the generous verges of the country roads. The history of Media is etched not in grand monuments but in the enduring spirit of its agricultural roots, a legacy that continues to shape its local economy. For generations, the fertile soil of Henderson County has sustained hardworking families, their lives tied to the predictable rhythms of planting and harvest. While the days of bustling general stores and lively town squares may have softened, the core of Media remains a place where neighborly connections are valued, and the quiet hum of tractors on a distant field is a familiar soundtrack. The land itself, a testament to sustained cultivation, whispers tales of those who have worked it, their efforts contributing to the enduring character of this pocket of Illinois.
Live animated radar for Media 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 | Media, Henderson County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 40.77504°N, 90.832082°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 61460 |
| Area Code | 815 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Media, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Media, 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 Media includes coordinates 40.775040°N, 90.832082°W, situated in Henderson County. ZIP code 61460. 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. 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.
