Oak Run, Illinois Weather
Oak Run, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Oak Run, Knox County.
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About Oak Run, Illinois
Oak Run unfolds across a landscape sculpted by ancient glaciers, where rolling hills, softened by millennia of wind and rain, cradle pockets of dense woodland. It lies 11.8 miles east of Galesburg, IL (from Galesburg, IL: bearing 85°T), and is situated 8.2 miles east-north-east of Knoxville. The air here carries the scent of damp earth and decaying leaves, a perpetual perfume from the surrounding forests, punctuated by the sharp, clean scent of pine. In the late afternoon, the sun, when it breaks through the often-clouded skies, casts long, attenuated shadows that stretch like ink spills across the fields, lending a hushed, almost reverent quality to the deepening twilight. The land itself feels patient, yielding its bounty in due season, a quiet partner to the lives lived within its embrace. The story of Oak Run is etched in the fertile soil, a testament to the enduring legacy of agriculture that has shaped its identity for generations. Farmers, their families roots reaching deep into this earth, continue to cultivate the land, their livelihoods tied to the rhythm of planting and harvest. The economy, though modest, is rooted in this enduring connection to the land, with small businesses serving the needs of a community that values its self-sufficiency. Whispers of the past, of pioneers who carved their homes from the wilderness, seem to linger in the wind that rustles through the mature oak trees, lending a sense of deep time to the present-day quietude of Oak Run.
Live animated radar for Oak Run and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Oak Run, Knox County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 40.963371°N, 90.14512°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 61428 |
| Area Code | 815 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Oak Run, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Oak Run, 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 Oak Run includes coordinates 40.963371°N, 90.145120°W, situated in Knox County. ZIP code 61428. 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.
