Merritt, Illinois Weather
Merritt, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Merritt, Scott County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Merritt.
About Merritt, Illinois
Merritt lies in a gentle dip of the land, a place where the broad, fertile plains of western Illinois begin to soften into rolling hills. It lies 41.5 miles west of Springfield, IL (from Springfield, IL: bearing 262°T), and is situated 10.0 miles west of South Jacksonville. The sky here feels immense, a vast canvas that stretches from horizon to horizon, painted with the subtle shifts of cloud and light that mark the passing hours. Fields of corn and soybeans, neat geometric patterns of green and gold, stretch out towards the distant tree lines, the very air carrying the faint, sweet scent of ripening grain and damp earth. The houses of Merritt cluster together, some with porches that seem to invite lingering, their paint faded by sun and wind, speaking of lives lived out under the open sky. A quietude pervades the place, a stillness broken only by the whisper of wind through the tall grasses and the occasional distant rumble of a tractor. The history of Merritt is etched into the very character of its landscape, a story of agricultural bounty and quiet perseverance. For generations, the rich soil, a legacy of ancient glaciers, has sustained the farms that form the backbone of the local economy, the steady pulse of planting and harvest dictating the rhythm of life. The roads that wind between fields carry the weight of countless journeys, connecting Merritt to the wider world, yet always returning to the heart of this small community. There is a sense of enduring connection here, a thread that links the present to the past, where the echoes of earlier times can still be felt in the sturdy architecture and the unpretentious dignity of its people. The legacy of hard work and close-knit bonds is as deeply sown as the crops in the surrounding fields.
Live animated radar for Merritt and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Merritt, Scott County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 39.714491°N, 90.415957°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62694 |
| Area Code | 217 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Merritt, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Merritt, 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 Merritt includes coordinates 39.714491°N, 90.415957°W, situated in Scott County. ZIP code 62694. Telephone area code: 217. 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.
