New Boston, Illinois Weather
New Boston, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for New Boston, Mercer County.
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About New Boston, Illinois
New Boston, Illinois, lies low and wide along the Mississippi River, its buildings a quiet murmur against the vast, breathing expanse of the water and the sky. It lies 31.9 miles south-west of Rock Island, IL (from Rock Island, IL: bearing 223°T), and is situated 9.8 miles east of Wapello. Here, the land slopes gently, a soft embrace of fertile soil that has long dictated the pulse of life. The air, especially as twilight deepens, carries a damp, earthy scent, a mingling of river mist and the distant breath of harvested fields. Houses, their paint sometimes faded by sun and wind, seem to lean into each other, a communal posture against the immensity of the surrounding landscape. The river itself is not a wild, untamed force here, but a broad, steady presence, its surface a shifting mirror reflecting the ever-changing moods of the heavens. The story of New Boston is etched in the rich silt deposited by the Mississippi, a place born of river trade and the enduring spirit of agriculture. For generations, this land has yielded its bounty, primarily corn and soybeans, forming the backbone of its economy. Barges, like patient behemoths, still ply the river, carrying the fruits of that labor to distant ports, a constant reminder of the waterway’s vital artery. Though the grand riverboats of yesteryear are largely gone, replaced by more utilitarian vessels, the legacy of that bustling past remains, a whisper in the names of streets and the weathered wood of old warehouses that cling to the riverfront. New Boston holds a quiet dignity, a community that understands the slow, deliberate turning of seasons and the deep, abiding connection to the land and the river that birthed it.
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| Location | New Boston, Mercer County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 41.170311°N, 90.996811°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 61272 |
| Area Code | 847, 224 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This New Boston, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for New Boston, 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 Boston includes coordinates 41.170311°N, 90.996811°W, situated in Mercer County. ZIP code 61272. Telephone area code: 847, 224. 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.
