Odell, Illinois Weather
Odell, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Odell, Livingston County.
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About Odell, Illinois
Odell sits beneath a wide Illinois sky, a collection of buildings and fields settled into the broad, fertile plains. It lies 35.5 miles west-south-west of Kankakee, IL (from Kankakee, IL: bearing 257°T), and is situated 8.2 miles south-west of Dwight. The land here is a study in gentle swells and long, uninterrupted horizons, where the cultivated fields of corn and soybeans stretch out like an endless quilt under the sun. In the stillness of a summer evening, the air carries the faint, dry scent of harvested stalks, and the setting sun bleeds amber and rose across the western edge of the world, painting the quiet streets and modest homes with a warm, fading light. The occasional stand of trees, a windbreak or a small copse, punctuates the landscape, offering a brief, dark counterpoint to the overwhelming expanse of sky and earth. The history of Odell is deeply entwined with the rich agricultural heritage of Livingston County, a story shaped by the railroad and the relentless productivity of the prairie soil. Founded in the late 19th century, its economy has long been anchored by farming, the grain elevators standing as silent sentinels to the cycles of planting and harvest. Life here moves with a deliberate pace, marked by the changing seasons rather than the frantic demands of larger cities. While no grand monuments draw throngs of visitors, the character of Odell resides in its quiet persistence, in the continuity of generations working the same land, and in the simple, enduring beauty of a community that understands the deep, grounding power of the earth beneath its feet.
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| Location | Odell, Livingston County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 41.003643°N, 88.525336°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 60460 |
| Area Code | 708 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Odell, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Odell, 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 Odell includes coordinates 41.003643°N, 88.525336°W, situated in Livingston County. ZIP code 60460. Telephone area code: 708. 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.
