Oreana, Illinois Weather
Oreana, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Oreana, Macon County.
Full aviation weather for Oreana is published on the Decatur Airport (KDEC) page, 12 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 Oreana 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 Oreana: Logan County Airport (KAAA) 47 km · Tuscola Airport (KK96) 51 km · University of Illinois Willard Airport (KCMI) 52 km · Taylorville Municipal Airport (KTAZ) 60 km · Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal (KBMI) 60 km
Conditions reported at KDEC describe the airfield itself. Weather 12 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Oreana specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Oreana, Illinois
Oreana rests in Macon County, a quiet confluence of prairie and farmland where the land stretches out under a sky that seems to hold its breath before a storm. It lies 8.3 miles north-east of Decatur, IL (from Decatur, IL: bearing 35°T), and is situated 4.6 miles east of Forsyth. Here, the fields are a deep, fertile brown, broken by the pale green of young corn or the golden stubble of harvested wheat, depending on the season. The terrain is gently rolling, the kind of land that encourages a slow, steady pace, and the air often carries the scent of turned earth and distant woodsmoke. The houses, scattered and set back from the main roads, are often painted in muted colors, blending with the muted hues of the landscape. Sunlight here has a particular quality, softening at dusk to cast long, gentle shadows that seem to deepen the contours of the fields. The history of Oreana is tied to the agricultural heartland of Illinois, a story of pioneers who tamed this fertile ground for cultivation. The local economy, predictably, revolves around the bounty of the soil, with grain elevators standing as silent sentinels, waiting for the harvest. While Oreana itself may not boast grand landmarks, its character is defined by the enduring spirit of its agricultural roots and the close-knit nature of its residents. The surrounding landscape, shaped by generations of farmers, tells a story of human endeavor in harmony with the natural world. The very stillness of the place speaks volumes, a testament to a life lived close to the seasons and the land.
Live animated radar for Oreana 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 | Oreana, Macon County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 39.938648°N, 88.865632°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62554 |
| Area Code | 217 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Oreana, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Oreana, 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 Oreana includes coordinates 39.938648°N, 88.865632°W, situated in Macon County. ZIP code 62554. Telephone area code: 217. 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.
