Norwood, Illinois Weather
Norwood, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Norwood, Mercer County.
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About Norwood, Illinois
Norwood lies at a confluence of gentle slopes, where the rich, dark earth of Mercer County begins its slow, steady roll towards the broader Mississippi River valley. It lies 17.0 miles north-west of Galesburg, IL (from Galesburg, IL: bearing 305°T), and is situated 9.6 miles south-east of Aledo. The landscape here is a study in muted greens and golds, punctuated by the stoic silhouettes of wind-weary oak trees and the occasional flash of a distant silo against a sky that often stretches in an unbroken, pale blue expanse. Fields of corn and soybeans, meticulously ordered, form a patchwork quilt that breathes with the seasons, their stalks rustling like secrets whispered on the breeze. The air itself carries a certain stillness, a quiet hum of earth and sky that seems to settle deep into the bones. The history of Norwood is written in the enduring spirit of its agricultural roots, a testament to generations who coaxed sustenance from this fertile soil. Once a hub for local farming cooperatives and the grain elevators that stood sentinel over the harvest, Norwood’s economy still largely revolves around the bounty of the land, though the rhythms of life have softened from the bustling activity of its past. Echoes of earlier settlers, their dreams and hard labor, can still be felt in the sturdy brick of the few remaining older buildings and the enduring sense of neighborly acquaintance that marks the character of Norwood. The quiet unfolding of days here, marked by the slow arc of the sun and the dependable turning of the earth, offers a profound sense of rootedness.
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| Location | Norwood, Mercer County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 41.089203°N, 90.638192°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 61412, 61604 |
| Area Code | 815 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Norwood, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Norwood, 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 Norwood includes coordinates 41.089203°N, 90.638192°W, situated in Mercer County. ZIP code 61412, 61604. 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.
