New Canton, Illinois Weather
New Canton, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for New Canton, Pike County.
Full aviation weather for New Canton is published on the Pittsfield Penstone Municipal Airport (KPPQ) page, 27 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 New Canton 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 New Canton: Hannibal Regional Airport (KHAE) 31 km · Bowling Green Municipal Airport (KH19) 31 km · Quincy Regional Airport Baldwin Field (KUIN) 35 km · Mount Sterling Municipal Airport (KI63) 46 km · Rueter Airfield (K93M) 49 km
Conditions reported at KPPQ describe the airfield itself. Weather 27 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at New Canton specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for New Canton.
About New Canton, Illinois
New Canton rests in a gentle embrace of rolling hills and fertile valleys, a landscape sculpted by the slow, deliberate hand of water and wind. It lies 26.6 miles south-east of Quincy, IL (from Quincy, IL: bearing 141°T), and is situated 5.0 miles south-west of Barry. The air here, especially in the hushed moments before dawn, carries a crisp, clean scent of damp earth and distant pine, a subtle perfume that hints at the surrounding woodlands. Fields, some gold with ripening corn, others a deep, verdant green, stretch out like rumpled blankets, their edges softened by the encroaching woods where deer are known to tread. The sky above New Canton often feels vast, a canvas for clouds that drift with a languid grace, painting fleeting shadows across the undulating terrain. The history of New Canton is intertwined with the bounty of the land, its early settlers drawn by the promise of rich soil and the clear streams that meandered through the territory. Farming remains the heartbeat of this locality, with generations of families tending the same plots, their lives measured by the turning of seasons and the cycle of planting and harvest. The local economy, while modest, is rooted in this agricultural heritage, with small businesses supporting the needs of the farming community and the residents who call New Canton home. Occasionally, the quiet hum of everyday life is punctuated by the rumble of tractors heading to market, a steady reminder of the work that sustains this enduring corner of Pike County.
Live animated radar for New Canton 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 | New Canton, Pike County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 39.636158°N, 91.095971°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62356 |
| Area Code | 217 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This New Canton, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for New Canton, 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 New Canton includes coordinates 39.636158°N, 91.095971°W, situated in Pike County. ZIP code 62356. 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.
