New Bedford, Illinois Weather
New Bedford, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for New Bedford, Bureau County.
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About New Bedford, Illinois
New Bedford lies sprawled across the gentle swells of Bureau County, a quiet testament to the vast, open skies that preside over this stretch of Illinois prairie. It lies 41.1 miles east of Moline, IL (from Moline, IL: bearing 89°T), and is situated 7.2 miles west-south-west of Walnut. The land here is a study in subtle contours, broad fields of corn and soybeans stretching to horizons that seem to unfurl endlessly, broken only by stands of mature oak and maple trees that offer shade in the summer and fiery color in the autumn. A network of county roads, some paved and some still gravel, winds through this agricultural tapestry, connecting farmsteads to the modest heart of New Bedford. The air itself often carries the clean, earthy scent of turned soil or the sweet perfume of ripening grain, a constant reminder of the land's enduring productivity, and the light, particularly in the late afternoon, can cast a golden hue across the cultivated plains, giving the landscape a painterly quality. Though its origins are rooted in the fertile soil and the promise of westward expansion, New Bedford’s character has been shaped by the enduring rhythms of rural life and the quiet resilience of its inhabitants. The local economy has always been tethered to the bounty of the surrounding farmland, with generations of families cultivating the rich earth to produce the crops that feed the nation. Occasionally, a grain elevator stands sentinel on the outskirts, a stark, utilitarian monument to the agricultural enterprise that underpins the region. The small clusters of buildings that constitute New Bedford itself speak of a history built on practicality and community, where the pace of life is dictated less by the clock and more by the changing seasons and the needs of the land. There are no grand monuments or bustling avenues here, but rather a pervasive sense of groundedness, a quiet strength that emanates from the land and the people who call New Bedford home.
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| Location | New Bedford, Bureau County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 41.512812°N, 89.720656°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 61346 |
| Area Code | 815 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This New Bedford, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for New Bedford, 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 New Bedford includes coordinates 41.512812°N, 89.720656°W, situated in Bureau County. ZIP code 61346. 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. 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.
