Paloma, Illinois Weather
Paloma, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Paloma, Adams County.
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About Paloma, Illinois
Paloma lies in a broad, fertile cradle of western Illinois, where the land gently rolls, a testament to the slow, patient work of glaciers. It lies 12.9 miles east-north-east of Quincy, IL (from Quincy, IL: bearing 62°T), and is situated 6.8 miles west of Camp Point. The fields, checkerboarded with summer corn and autumn soybeans, stretch to horizons that seem to breathe with the sky. Here, the air carries the clean, honest scent of turned earth and the distant hum of agricultural machinery, a sound that becomes the quiet pulse of the days. The light, especially in the late afternoon, softens the edges of the landscape, bathing the distant tree lines in a hazy, golden wash that speaks of endurance. The story of Paloma is written in its soil and its quiet persistence. This is land shaped by generations of farmers, a lineage that stretches back to the pioneers who first broke ground here, drawn by the rich prairie loam. The local economy, deeply rooted in agriculture, continues to thrive, with grain elevators standing as silent sentinels to the bounty of the harvest. While no grand monuments mark its history, the simple, sturdy homes and the well-kept church reflect a community built on hard work and a shared understanding of the land's cycles. Life in Paloma moves with a steady, unpretentious grace, a reflection of the enduring spirit of the people who call this place home.
Live animated radar for Paloma and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Paloma, Adams County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 40.022824°N, 91.195142°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62359 |
| Area Code | 217 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Paloma, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Paloma, 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 Paloma includes coordinates 40.022824°N, 91.195142°W, situated in Adams County. ZIP code 62359. 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. 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.
