Paris, Illinois Weather
Paris, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for Paris, Edgar County.
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About Paris, Illinois
Paris, Illinois, unfurls across a landscape of gently rolling farmland, a testament to the persistent cultivation of the prairie. It lies 15.7 miles west-north-west of Harrison, IN (from Harrison, IN: bearing 291°T), and is situated 4.5 miles south of Harris. The horizon here is a broad, unbroken sweep, often painted in the soft golds and muted greens of ripening corn and soybeans, with the occasional clump of oak or maple breaking the monotony of the fields. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a clean, earthy scent, a blend of turned soil and the distant breath of livestock. Streets are lined with mature trees, their canopies forming a verdant ceiling that rustles with the murmur of small-town life, a quiet hum that seems to absorb the vastness of the open sky above. The history of Paris is rooted in the fertile soil and the industrious spirit of its settlers, who first laid claim to this land in the early 19th century. Its economy has long been tied to agriculture, with the surrounding acres producing bountiful harvests that feed beyond the county lines. A notable landmark, the Edgar County Courthouse, stands as a sentinel in the town square, its architecture a quiet echo of an earlier era, a time when its presence was the focal point of community gatherings and civic pride. The rhythm of Paris is one of steady work and a deep connection to the land, a place where the seasons dictate the pace of life, and the enduring legacy of its founders is etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring productivity of its fields and the steadfast character of its people.
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| Location | Paris, Edgar County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 39.611146°N, 87.696137°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 61944 |
| Area Code | 309 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Paris, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Paris, 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 Paris includes coordinates 39.611146°N, 87.696137°W, situated in Edgar County. ZIP code 61944. Telephone area code: 309. 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.
