Pulaski, Illinois Weather
Pulaski, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Pulaski, Hancock County.
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About Pulaski, Illinois
Pulaski, Illinois, rests in the embrace of rolling hills, a gentle topography carved by the persistent, unseen hand of water over millennia. It lies 30.9 miles north-east of Quincy, IL (from Quincy, IL: bearing 53°T), and is situated 7.6 miles north-north-east of Golden. The land here is a patchwork of fertile fields, their rich, dark soil stretching out under a vast, often cloud-streaked sky, a testament to the agricultural heart of the region. Stands of oak and hickory, their branches reaching skyward like gnarled fingers, punctuate the cultivated expanses, offering cool, dappled shade in the summer months and a stark, beautiful silhouette against the winter sky. The air, particularly in the early morning or late afternoon, carries a subtle, earthy scent, a mixture of damp soil and ripening crops, a fragrance that speaks of the land's enduring bounty. The history of Pulaski is deeply entwrought with the fertile soil it cultivates and the waterways that once dictated its commerce. Once a more bustling river port, the town’s economy has long been anchored in agriculture, with corn and soybeans dominating the landscape and the livelihoods of its inhabitants. The echoes of a bygone era, when steamboats plied the nearby waters and brought goods and travelers to its docks, can still be felt in the quiet streets and the weathered facades of older buildings. While the river’s prominence has waned, the spirit of hardy enterprise and a quiet resilience remains, a characteristic that defines Pulaski and its people, who continue to tend the land with a practiced, enduring hand.
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| Location | Pulaski, Hancock County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 40.202546°N, 90.941245°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62311, 62976 |
| Area Code | 217, 618 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Pulaski, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Pulaski, 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 Pulaski includes coordinates 40.202546°N, 90.941245°W, situated in Hancock County. ZIP code 62311, 62976. Telephone area code: 217, 618. 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.
