Poplar Grove, Illinois Weather
Poplar Grove, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Poplar Grove, Rock Island County.
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About Poplar Grove, Illinois
Poplar Grove lies in a landscape shaped by the slow, patient work of glaciers, where the land rises and falls in broad, sweeping plains before meeting the gentle curves of the Mississippi River. It lies 4.5 miles south-east of Moline, IL (from Moline, IL: bearing 138°T), and is situated 7.7 miles south-east of Davenport. The fields here, a patchwork of emerald and gold during the growing season, stretch towards horizons that seem to pull the very breath from your chest, an endless expanse under a sky that often shifts from the pale blue of a summer morning to the bruised purple of an approaching storm. The air itself carries a certain weight, a humid embrace in the warmer months that softens into a crisp, biting clarity as winter descends, and the rustle of dry corn stalks becomes the dominant sound. Even in its stillness, there's a palpable sense of the land breathing, a quiet endurance that has marked this corner of Rock Island County for generations, where the houses stand like stoic sentinels against the vastness. The history of Poplar Grove is deeply rooted in the rich soil that has sustained its agricultural economy for over a century. Originally settled by pioneers drawn to the fertile ground, the area’s prosperity was built on the back of corn and soybean farming, a legacy that continues to define its character. While the agricultural roots run deep, the proximity to larger urban centers has also fostered a connection to broader economic currents, with many residents finding employment in nearby cities, creating a blend of rural tranquility and accessible opportunity. The old railroad lines, now silent relics, whisper of a time when grain flowed more directly from these fields to distant markets, a reminder of the ebb and flow of commerce that has shaped Poplar Grove. The community retains a strong sense of local pride, a quiet resilience forged from shared seasons of hard work and the enduring beauty of the prairie landscape.
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| Location | Poplar Grove, Rock Island County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 41.457812°N, 90.45652°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 61265, 61065 |
| Area Code | 847, 224 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Poplar Grove, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Poplar Grove, 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 Poplar Grove includes coordinates 41.457812°N, 90.456520°W, situated in Rock Island County. ZIP code 61265, 61065. Telephone area code: 847, 224. 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.
