Pleasant Plains, Illinois Weather
Pleasant Plains, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Pleasant Plains, Sangamon County.
Full aviation weather for Pleasant Plains is published on the Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport (KSPI) page, 21 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 Pleasant Plains 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 Pleasant Plains: Jacksonville Municipal Airport (KIJX) 29 km · Havana Regional Airport (K9I0) 40 km · Greater Beardstown Airport (KK06) 43 km · Zelmer Memorial Airpark Inc Airport (K5K1) 51 km · Logan County Airport (KAAA) 59 km
Conditions reported at KSPI describe the airfield itself. Weather 21 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Pleasant Plains specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Pleasant Plains.
About Pleasant Plains, Illinois
Pleasant Plains unfolds across a gentle swell of the Sangamon County land, a place where the horizon stretches wide and the sky feels immense. It lies 15.5 miles west-north-west of Springfield, IL (from Springfield, IL: bearing 289°T), and is situated 7.0 miles west-north-west of Farmingdale. The landscape here is a study in subtle contours, a rolling prairie that yields to groves of oak and maple, their branches reaching like patient fingers toward the sun. Fields of corn and soybeans ripple in the breeze, their verdant waves a testament to the fertile earth that cradles this settlement. The air, especially in the late afternoon when the sun begins its descent, carries a clean, earthy scent, tinged with the distant hum of farm machinery and the chirping chorus of unseen insects. The character of Pleasant Plains is one of quiet resilience, a steady pulse beneath the vast Illinois sky. The history of Pleasant Plains is deeply entwined with the rich agricultural heritage of central Illinois, a legacy cultivated by generations of farming families. This locality has long been a hub for the bounty of the land, its economy rooted in the cultivation of crops that feed the nation. The very soil here whispers tales of pioneers who first broke ground, their efforts laying the foundation for the enduring spirit of Pleasant Plains. While not a place of grand monuments, its distinctiveness lies in the unassuming beauty of its working landscape and the deep-seated connection its residents feel to the rhythm of the seasons and the productivity of the earth.
Live animated radar for Pleasant Plains 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 | Pleasant Plains, Sangamon County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 39.872827°N, 89.921221°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62677 |
| Area Code | 217 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Pleasant Plains, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Pleasant Plains, 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 Pleasant Plains includes coordinates 39.872827°N, 89.921221°W, situated in Sangamon County. ZIP code 62677. 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.
