Ohio, Illinois Weather
Ohio, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Ohio, Bureau County.
Full aviation weather for Ohio is published on the Whiteside County Airport - Joseph H Bittorf Field (KSQI) page, 27 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 Ohio 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 Ohio: Dixon Municipal Charles R. Walgreen Field (KC73) 31 km · Illinois Valley Regional Airport Walter A Duncan Field (KVYS) 34 km · Bresson Airport (KC82) 38 km · Rochelle Municipal Airport - Koritz Field (KRPJ) 49 km · Ogle County Airport (KC55) 54 km
Conditions reported at KSQI describe the airfield itself. Weather 27 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Ohio specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Ohio.
About Ohio, Illinois
Ohio unfurls across a landscape shaped by the patient hand of agriculture, its fields a patchwork of deep greens and sun-bleached golds under a vast prairie sky. It lies 44.7 miles south-west of DeKalb, IL (from DeKalb, IL: bearing 235°T), and is situated 6.9 miles east of Walnut. Rolling terrain, softened by centuries of wind and rain, gives way to the gentle embrace of the Illinois River valley, its presence felt in the richer soil and the occasional whisper of damp air. The horizon here is a clean, unbroken line, a constant invitation to look outward, to trace the slow drift of clouds or the distant shimmer of heat rising from summer asphalt. In Ohio, the air itself carries a certain clarity, a fragrance of turned earth and the faint sweetness of ripening corn, especially potent in the hushed moments just before dawn. This corner of Bureau County, known as Ohio, has long been tied to the bounty of the land, its economy rooted in the cultivation of corn and soybeans that stretch as far as the eye can see. The very character of Ohio is imprinted with the legacy of its farming families, their stories woven into the quiet routines of planting and harvest. While the grand pronouncements of industry are absent, a more subtle strength defines this place: the enduring resilience of a community that understands the deep connection between the earth and sustenance. The modest grain elevators, standing sentinel against the endless sky, are not mere structures but monuments to a way of life, a testament to the persistent, unglamorous work that feeds the nation.
Live animated radar for Ohio 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Ohio, Bureau County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 41.557535°N, 89.460928°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 61349 |
| Area Code | 815 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Ohio, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ohio, 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 Ohio includes coordinates 41.557535°N, 89.460928°W, situated in Bureau County. ZIP code 61349. 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. 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.
