Oquawka, Illinois Weather
Oquawka, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Oquawka, Henderson County.
Full aviation weather for Oquawka is published on the Southeast Iowa Regional Airport (KBRL) page, 22 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 Oquawka 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 Oquawka: Monmouth Municipal Airport (KC66) 26 km · Mercer County Airport (KC00) 39 km · Galesburg Municipal Airport (KGBG) 43 km · Fort Madison Municipal Airport (KFSW) 44 km · Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport (KMPZ) 47 km
Conditions reported at KBRL describe the airfield itself. Weather 22 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Oquawka specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Oquawka.
About Oquawka, Illinois
Oquawka sits at the confluence of the mighty Mississippi and the wide, slow-moving Iowa River, a place where the land breathes with a certain ancient patience. It lies 30.1 miles west of Galesburg, IL (from Galesburg, IL: bearing 268°T), and is situated 12.2 miles north-east of Burlington. The bluffs here rise with a gentle, wooded stoicism, overlooking vast stretches of fertile bottomland that shimmer under the prairie sun. Along the riverbanks, willow trees weep their emerald tendrils into the currents, their roots a testament to the ceaseless work of erosion and deposition. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a humid, earthy scent, a perfume woven from damp soil, river water, and the distant hum of agricultural machinery. This riverine crossroads has a history as deep as the channels it commands, once a significant steamboat landing and a hub for the fur trade. The echoes of that bustling past still resonate in the quiet streets, in the weathered facades of buildings that have witnessed generations of commerce. The local economy, still largely tethered to the bounty of the surrounding farmland, finds its pulse in the rhythms of planting and harvest. Oquawka’s distinctive appeal lies in its unpretentious connection to the river, a living artery that has shaped its character, offering not just a scenic backdrop but a constant, murmuring reminder of nature’s enduring power.
Live animated radar for Oquawka 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 | Oquawka, Henderson County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 40.931982°N, 90.947086°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 61469 |
| Area Code | 815 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Oquawka, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Oquawka, 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 Oquawka includes coordinates 40.931982°N, 90.947086°W, situated in Henderson County. ZIP code 61469. 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.
