Modesto, Illinois Weather
Modesto, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Modesto, Macoupin County.
Full aviation weather for Modesto is published on the Zelmer Memorial Airpark Inc Airport (K5K1) page, 6 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. 4 airfields within reach of Modesto 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 Modesto: Jacksonville Municipal Airport (KIJX) 40 km · Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport (KSPI) 48 km · Taylorville Municipal Airport (KTAZ) 56 km
Conditions reported at K5K1 describe the airfield itself. Weather 6 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Modesto specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Modesto.
About Modesto, Illinois
Modesto unfolds under a broad Illinois sky, its low-slung buildings a quiet punctuation mark against the vast, fertile plains. It lies 28.7 miles south-west of Springfield, IL (from Springfield, IL: bearing 219°T), and is situated 8.0 miles south of Waverly. The land here is a testament to patient cultivation, a patchwork quilt of corn and soybean fields stretching to horizons that seem to breathe with the turning of seasons. Roads, straight as a farmer's furrow, cut across this expanse, leading the eye toward the gentle swell of the terrain, where drainage ditches, like silver threads, trace the slow, deliberate flow of water. In the quiet hours, the air carries the faint, sweet scent of growing things, a subtle perfume that speaks of the earth's deep, abiding generosity. The story of Modesto is written in the rustle of dry stalks and the hum of agricultural machinery, a place whose pulse beats in time with the harvest. Its economy has long been anchored to the rich soil, a legacy passed down through generations of farming families who understand the intricate dialogue between sun, rain, and seed. While the larger world rushes past, Modesto retains a grounded character, its history a quiet undercurrent beneath the surface of everyday life. Here, the past is not a distant echo but a palpable presence, felt in the enduring spirit of its people and the enduring beauty of the land they steward.
Live animated radar for Modesto 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.
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| Location | Modesto, Macoupin County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 39.478382°N, 89.982051°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62667 |
| Area Code | 217 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Modesto, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Modesto, 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 Modesto includes coordinates 39.478382°N, 89.982051°W, situated in Macoupin County. ZIP code 62667. 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. 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.
