North Pekin, Illinois Weather
North Pekin, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for North Pekin, Tazewell County.
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About North Pekin, Illinois
North Pekin rests on the flat, fertile plains of Tazewell County, its horizons vast and often brushed with the muted golds and grays of Illinois sky. It lies 3.4 miles north-north-east of Pekin, IL (from Pekin, IL: bearing 16°T), and is situated 5.7 miles south-south-west of Peoria. The land here is a testament to the slow, patient work of glaciers, leaving behind a soil rich enough to nurture rows of corn and soybeans that stretch like green velvet towards the distant tree lines. The Illinois River, a broad, unhurried artery, defines the eastern edge of North Pekin, its presence a constant hum in the background, a source of both sustenance and passage. Even the air carries a certain weight, a dampness that promises the coming rain or the lingering dew on the morning fields. The story of North Pekin is deeply intertwined with the ebb and flow of the Illinois River, which has long served as its primary highway and economic engine. For generations, the river facilitated the transport of agricultural bounty and later, industrial goods, shaping North Pekin into a working community. The quiet industry of farming still dominates the surrounding landscape, but echoes of a more robust industrial past can be found in the weathered structures that hint at the river's former importance as a bustling trade route. There's a grounded, unpretentious character to North Pekin, a straightforwardness born from hard work and a close connection to the land and its powerful, life-giving river.
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| Location | North Pekin, Tazewell County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 40.615038°N, 89.622323°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 61554 |
| Area Code | 815 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This North Pekin, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for North Pekin, 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 North Pekin includes coordinates 40.615038°N, 89.622323°W, situated in Tazewell County. ZIP code 61554. 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.
