National City, Illinois Weather
National City, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for National City, Tazewell County.
Full aviation weather for National City is published on the General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport (KPIA) page, 25 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 National City 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 National City: Mount Hawley Auxiliary Airport (K3MY) 26 km · Pekin Municipal Airport (KC15) 28 km · Marshall County Airport (KC75) 43 km · Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal (KBMI) 44 km · Logan County Airport (KAAA) 53 km
Conditions reported at KPIA describe the airfield itself. Weather 25 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at National City specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for National City.
About National City, Illinois
National City rests in the broad, fertile cradle of southern Illinois, where the land, though gently rolling, holds a deep-seated stillness. It lies 10.8 miles east-south-east of Peoria, IL (from Peoria, IL: bearing 113°T), and is situated 9.8 miles east-south-east of East Peoria. Here, the sky feels vast, a canvas for the slow procession of clouds that often drift with a stately, unhurried grace. The character of National City is etched into the quiet grid of its streets, the modest homes set back from the asphalt, each with its own patch of green. The air, particularly in the hushed hours of late afternoon, carries a faint, earthy scent, a blend of sun-baked soil and the distant breath of agricultural fields that press in from all sides. This stretch of land in St. Clair County has long been shaped by the rhythms of the earth and the determined hands of its people. Once, the coal seams beneath this very ground provided a livelihood, a history that whispers in the stoic faces of older residents and the enduring architecture of buildings that have weathered generations. While the deep mines are no longer the dominant pulse of National City, the legacy of hard work and community resilience remains. Today, the local economy finds its footing in a broader agricultural landscape and the proximity to larger urban centers, a quiet exchange of goods and labor that keeps the wheels of National City turning, albeit at a pace dictated by the seasons and the enduring spirit of those who call it home.
Live animated radar for National City 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 | National City, Tazewell County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 40.633125°N, 89.398528°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 61733, 62203 |
| Area Code | 309, 217 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This National City, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for National City, 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 National City includes coordinates 40.633125°N, 89.398528°W, situated in Tazewell County. ZIP code 61733, 62203. Telephone area code: 309, 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.
