Oakford, Illinois Weather
Oakford, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Oakford, Menard County.
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About Oakford, Illinois
Oakford rests in the generous embrace of Menard County's rolling terrain, a landscape painted in the broad strokes of prairie and woodland. It lies 26.8 miles north-west of Springfield, IL (from Springfield, IL: bearing 321°T), and is situated 8.7 miles north-west of Petersburg. The land here is not dramatic, but possesses a subtle strength, a quiet resilience that has weathered countless seasons. Fields of corn and soybeans, stretching towards horizons softened by the haze of summer, form a verdant quilt across the gentle swells. Ancient oaks, their limbs gnarled like the hands of time, punctuate the open spaces, offering shade and a stoic presence. The Sangamon River, a silver ribbon winding through the countryside, lends a cool murmur to the otherwise hushed air, its banks a sanctuary for the slow, deliberate life of the region. The history of Oakford is etched in the quiet persistence of its people and the fertile earth they cultivate. Founded by settlers drawn to the rich soil and the promise of a livelihood carved from the land, Oakford has long been sustained by agriculture, its economy tied to the bounty of the harvest. The rhythm of planting and reaping dictates the pulse of daily life, a steady cadence that echoes through the seasons. Though not a place of grand monuments, Oakford holds a quiet dignity, a testament to generations who have worked this ground, their stories whispered in the rustle of corn stalks and the sigh of the wind through the trees. The very air here seems to carry the scent of freshly turned soil and the memory of past lives, a subtle perfume of enduring connection to the land.
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| Location | Oakford, Menard County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 40.102546°N, 89.963169°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62673 |
| Area Code | 217 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Oakford, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Oakford, 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 Oakford includes coordinates 40.102546°N, 89.963169°W, situated in Menard County. ZIP code 62673. Telephone area code: 217. 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.
