New Windsor, Illinois Weather
New Windsor, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for New Windsor, Mercer County.
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About New Windsor, Illinois
New Windsor rests in the quiet heart of Mercer County, a place where the land falls away in broad, fertile sweeps towards the distant, hazy blue of the horizon. It lies 18.0 miles north-north-west of Galesburg, IL (from Galesburg, IL: bearing 348°T), and is situated 7.5 miles east of Viola. The fields here, stitched with the emerald of growing corn and the gold of ripening wheat, stretch out under a sky that seems impossibly vast, a canvas for the slow, deliberate march of clouds. The air itself carries the scent of turned earth and sun-baked grass, a primal perfume that speaks of the deep, enduring relationship between this place and its cultivation. Houses, often painted in shades of white or a weathered barn red, stand with a quiet dignity, their porches facing outward as if in patient expectation of a neighbor's visit or the return of a farmer from the fields. The very stillness of New Windsor is a palpable thing, broken only by the rustle of leaves in the sycamores that line the few quiet streets or the distant lowing of cattle. The history of New Windsor is bound to the rich soil that has sustained its people for generations, a legacy of farming and a quiet resilience. This was a place built on the promise of the land, where early settlers carved their livelihoods from the prairie, establishing a community rooted in hard work and mutual reliance. The local economy remains intrinsically tied to agriculture, with the bounty of the fields feeding not just the local tables but also contributing to a wider network of production. Though the grand industries of other eras have long since faded, the spirit of industry persists in the steady hum of farm machinery and the quiet diligence of its residents. New Windsor, in its unassuming way, embodies the enduring character of the American heartland, a testament to the simple, profound strength found in a life lived close to the earth.
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| Location | New Windsor, Mercer County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 41.202258°N, 90.442352°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 61465 |
| Area Code | 815 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This New Windsor, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for New Windsor, 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 Windsor includes coordinates 41.202258°N, 90.442352°W, situated in Mercer County. ZIP code 61465. 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.
