Oakland, Illinois Weather
Oakland, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Oakland, Coles County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Oakland.
About Oakland, Illinois
Oakland unfolds across the gently rolling prairie, a place where the horizon seems to stretch infinitely, broken only by the stoic silhouettes of farm buildings and the occasional stand of mature oak trees that lend the settlement its name. It lies 33.0 miles south-south-east of Urbana, IL (from Urbana, IL: bearing 163°T), and is situated 8.4 miles north-north-west of Kansas. The land here is a rich, dark loam, yielding generously to cultivation, and the air, especially in the early morning or late afternoon, carries the clean, earthy scent of turned soil and ripening corn. Sunlight, when it breaks through the vast Illinois sky, often falls in broad, luminous swathes, illuminating the endless fields of soybeans and wheat that ripple like a green and gold sea under the breeze, and lending a quiet grandeur to the unassuming landscape. The roots of Oakland run deep into the agricultural heartland of Illinois, a community built and sustained by the fertile land that surrounds it, its economy inextricably linked to the cycles of planting and harvest. This is a place where the rhythm of life is often dictated by the seasons, a steady, unhurried pulse that has guided generations of farmers and families. While no grand monuments mark its history, the enduring spirit of self-reliance and community is palpable in the well-maintained homes and the familiar faces that greet you in the local shops, a quiet testament to the resilience and continuity of life in Oakland.
Live animated radar for Oakland 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 | Oakland, Coles County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 39.653924°N, 88.026147°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 60653, 61943 |
| Area Code | 312, 773, 309 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Oakland, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Oakland, 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 Oakland includes coordinates 39.653924°N, 88.026147°W, situated in Coles County. ZIP code 60653, 61943. Telephone area code: 312, 773, 309. 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.
