Oakwood, Illinois Weather
Oakwood, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Oakwood, Vermilion County.
Full aviation weather for Oakwood is published on the Vermilion Regional Airport (KDNV) page, 18 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted. 6 airfields within reach of Oakwood have their own pages, listed below.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Other airports near Oakwood: Frasca Field (KC16) 36 km · Rantoul National Aviation Center - Frank Elliot field (KTIP) 37 km · University of Illinois Willard Airport (KCMI) 43 km · Edgar County Airport (KPRG) 47 km · Paxton Airport (K1C1) 47 km
Conditions reported at KDNV describe the airfield itself. Weather 18 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Oakwood specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Oakwood, Illinois
Oakwood unfolds across rolling terrain, a gentle swell of land where fields of corn and soybeans stretch toward the horizon, their green a deep, vibrant hue under the expansive Illinois sky. It lies 7.9 miles west of Danville, IL (from Danville, IL: bearing 266°T), and is situated 9.0 miles north-west of Westville. The air here carries the scent of damp earth and ripening grain, especially potent in the late afternoon when the sun begins its slow descent, casting long, golden shadows that stretch and blur the edges of the landscape. Oakwood is a place where farmhouses, often painted in crisp whites and weathered grays, stand sentinel amidst the agricultural expanse, their porches inviting respite from the summer heat, and where the quiet hum of cicadas forms the soundtrack to the day. The land itself, a rich, dark loam, speaks of generations of cultivation, a fertile promise that has shaped the very character of this corner of Vermilion County. The history of Oakwood is intrinsically tied to the agricultural bounty of its surroundings, a legacy that continues to define its local economy. While the days of vast, open prairies have long since yielded to the plow, the spirit of the farmer remains central to the identity of Oakwood. The town’s modest commercial strip, a collection of well-maintained storefronts, offers the necessities of rural life, from hardware stores stocked with the tools of the trade to diners where the coffee is always hot and the conversation flows easily. This persistent connection to the land, a quiet resilience forged through the cycles of planting and harvest, imbues Oakwood with a grounded, unpretentious charm that endures.
Live animated radar for Oakwood 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 | Oakwood, Vermilion County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 40.116147°N, 87.778359°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 61858 |
| Area Code | 309 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Oakwood, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Oakwood, Illinois, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. 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 Oakwood includes coordinates 40.116147°N, 87.778359°W, situated in Vermilion County. ZIP code 61858. Telephone area code: 309. Timezone: Central Time (America/Chicago).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. 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.
