Pittsfield, Illinois Weather
Pittsfield, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Pittsfield, Pike County.
Full aviation weather for Pittsfield is published on the Pittsfield Penstone Municipal Airport (KPPQ) page, 4 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 Pittsfield 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 Pittsfield: Mount Sterling Municipal Airport (KI63) 42 km · Bowling Green Municipal Airport (KH19) 44 km · Quincy Regional Airport Baldwin Field (KUIN) 50 km · Jacksonville Municipal Airport (KIJX) 52 km · Greater Beardstown Airport (KK06) 53 km
Conditions reported at KPPQ describe the airfield itself. Weather 4 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Pittsfield specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Pittsfield.
About Pittsfield, Illinois
Pittsfield, Illinois, unfolds across a gentle swell of land, a landscape carved by the patient hand of water and wind. It lies 39.3 miles south-east of Quincy, IL (from Quincy, IL: bearing 125°T), and is situated 8.2 miles south-south-west of Griggsville. Rolling hills, cloaked in the deep greens of summer corn and the burnished golds of autumn, give way to broader, flatter expanses where the sky seems to stretch on forever. The air here carries the clean, earthy scent of cultivated fields, a fragrance that mingles with the distant murmur of traffic and the occasional call of a hawk circling overhead. The character of Pittsfield is one of quiet resilience, a place where life moves with a steady, unpretentious grace, the houses often painted in muted tones that blend harmoniously with the surrounding countryside, their porches offering a welcoming, unhurried invitation. The history of Pittsfield is deeply rooted in the fertile soil of Pike County, a testament to the enduring allure of agriculture that has shaped its economy for generations. This is a land that has long sustained itself on the bounty of its farms, the silos standing like sentinels against the horizon, a silent chronicle of harvests past and present. The local economy, while still anchored in the rhythms of farming, has diversified, with small businesses and services supporting the needs of its residents. Notable among its features is the Pike County Courthouse, a stately building that presides over the town square, a focal point for community life and a reminder of Pittsfield's enduring civic spirit. The very essence of Pittsfield seems to be this quiet strength, a deep connection to the land that fosters a sense of continuity and belonging.
Live animated radar for Pittsfield 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 | Pittsfield, Pike County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 39.607825°N, 90.805129°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62363 |
| Area Code | 217 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Pittsfield, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Pittsfield, 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 Pittsfield includes coordinates 39.607825°N, 90.805129°W, situated in Pike County. ZIP code 62363. 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.
