Mineral, Illinois Weather
Mineral, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Mineral, Bureau County.
Full aviation weather for Mineral is published on the Kewanee Municipal Airport (KEZI) page, 22 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 Mineral 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 Mineral: Whiteside County Airport - Joseph H Bittorf Field (KSQI) 42 km · Marshall County Airport (KC75) 55 km · Quad City International Airport (KMLI) 56 km · Illinois Valley Regional Airport Walter A Duncan Field (KVYS) 57 km · Dixon Municipal Charles R. Walgreen Field (KC73) 60 km
Conditions reported at KEZI describe the airfield itself. Weather 22 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Mineral specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Mineral.
About Mineral, Illinois
Mineral rests in the gently rolling terrain of Bureau County, where the land begins to subtly soften its western Illinois austerity. It lies 36.2 miles east-south-east of Moline, IL (from Moline, IL: bearing 103°T), and is situated 9.6 miles east-south-east of Atkinson. The horizon here is a long, sweeping curve, often painted with the bruised purples and pale golds of an expansive prairie sky, a canvas that seems to hold its breath as day surrenders to dusk. Fields of corn and soybeans stretch to meet the sky, their orderly rows a testament to the patient hands that cultivate them, broken occasionally by stands of mature oak and maple trees that offer a deeper, more verdant hue. The air, particularly after a rain, carries the clean, damp scent of turned earth and growing things, a quiet perfume that settles over the landscape. The history of Mineral is intrinsically tied to the earth itself, its very name hinting at the subterranean riches that once fueled its beginnings. Though its early days were marked by the promise of coal, the veins that drew miners have long since been depleted, and the economy has gracefully pivoted to the fertile soil. Today, agriculture reigns supreme, the land yielding its bounty in a steady, dependable cycle. There are no grand monuments or bustling tourist attractions in Mineral; its character is found in the quiet dignity of its homes, the familiar faces at the general store, and the shared understanding that comes from living in a place where the seasons dictate the rhythm of life. The occasional rumble of a passing train serves as a reminder of its connection to the wider world, a distant echo against the pervasive, peaceful quiet.
Live animated radar for Mineral 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 | Mineral, Bureau County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 41.382535°N, 89.836493°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 61344 |
| Area Code | 815 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Mineral, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Mineral, 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 Mineral includes coordinates 41.382535°N, 89.836493°W, situated in Bureau County. ZIP code 61344. 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.
