North Henderson, Illinois Weather
North Henderson, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for North Henderson, Mercer County.
Full aviation weather for North Henderson is published on the Galesburg Municipal Airport (KGBG) page, 17 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 North Henderson 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 North Henderson: Monmouth Municipal Airport (KC66) 22 km · Mercer County Airport (KC00) 28 km · Quad City International Airport (KMLI) 40 km · Kewanee Municipal Airport (KEZI) 45 km · Davenport Municipal Airport (KDVN) 59 km
Conditions reported at KGBG describe the airfield itself. Weather 17 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at North Henderson specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for North Henderson.
About North Henderson, Illinois
North Henderson lies under a sky that often stretches, immense and blue, over fields of green and gold. It lies 11.2 miles north-north-west of Galesburg, IL (from Galesburg, IL: bearing 331°T), and is situated 9.8 miles south-east of Viola. The land here is a quiet expanse, a gentle rolling terrain that hints at the broader prairie beyond, but with a more intimate, sculpted feel. Groves of mature oak and maple trees punctuate the landscape, their leaves rustling secrets on the breeze, casting dappled shadows that shift with the sun's slow arc. The air itself carries a clean, earthy scent, a blend of turned soil and distant woodsmoke, especially potent in the cool, crisp mornings and the hushed twilight hours when the world seems to hold its breath. This is a place where the horizon feels both vast and accessible, a comforting, open embrace. The history of North Henderson is rooted in the fertile soil and the industrious spirit of those who first settled here, drawn by the promise of agriculture. The local economy has long been tied to the bounty of the land, with corn and soybeans dominating the fields that stretch in every direction, their orderly rows a testament to generations of farming. While the echoes of past agricultural ventures are palpable, there's also a quiet hum of modern life, with small businesses serving the needs of the residents and a steady, unhurried pace to the day. The character of North Henderson is one of resilient pragmatism, a community that understands the value of hard work and the quiet satisfaction of a life lived close to the earth.
Live animated radar for North Henderson 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 | North Henderson, Mercer County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 41.089204°N, 90.47541°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 61466 |
| Area Code | 815 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This North Henderson, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for North Henderson, 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 North Henderson includes coordinates 41.089204°N, 90.475410°W, situated in Mercer County. ZIP code 61466. 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. 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.
