Perry, Illinois Weather
Perry, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Perry, Pike County.
Full aviation weather for Perry is published on the Pittsfield Penstone Municipal Airport (KPPQ) page, 16 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 Perry 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 Perry: Mount Sterling Municipal Airport (KI63) 23 km · Greater Beardstown Airport (KK06) 36 km · Quincy Regional Airport Baldwin Field (KUIN) 42 km · Jacksonville Municipal Airport (KIJX) 43 km · Hannibal Regional Airport (KHAE) 60 km
Conditions reported at KPPQ describe the airfield itself. Weather 16 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Perry specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Perry.
About Perry, Illinois
Perry lies at the crest of a gentle swell of land, a place where the broad, rolling Illinois prairie begins its slow, deliberate descent toward the Mississippi River. It lies 36.8 miles east-south-east of Quincy, IL (from Quincy, IL: bearing 106°T), and is situated 5.2 miles north-north-west of Griggsville. Fields of corn and soybeans, their stalks whispering secrets to the wind, stretch out in every direction, broken only by the occasional cluster of oaks and maples that mark a farmer's homestead or a forgotten country lane. The air here carries the clean, earthy scent of tilled soil, mingled with the distant, sweet perfume of ripening crops, especially potent on a late summer afternoon when the sun, a molten orb, begins its slow slide toward the western horizon, painting the sky in hues of apricot and rose. The very character of the place is one of quiet resilience, of lives lived in tune with the turning seasons and the steady pulse of the land. The history of Perry is deeply entwined with the fertile soil that has sustained its inhabitants for generations. Founded by hardy settlers who saw the promise in this fertile crescent, the town's economy has always been anchored in agriculture, with grain elevators standing as silent sentinels of its enduring connection to the harvest. While the immediate landscape offers little in the way of dramatic geological features, the subtle undulations of the terrain tell a story of ancient riverbeds and the slow sculpting power of water. Local traditions, born from shared harvests and community gatherings, weave a tapestry of neighborly support, a quiet understanding that binds the people of Perry together, a subtle strength felt in the unhurried rhythm of everyday life.
Live animated radar for Perry 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 | Perry, Pike County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 39.783103°N, 90.745406°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62362 |
| Area Code | 217 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Perry, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Perry, 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 Perry includes coordinates 39.783103°N, 90.745406°W, situated in Pike County. ZIP code 62362. 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.
