Raymond, Illinois Weather
Raymond, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Raymond, Montgomery County.
Full aviation weather for Raymond is published on the Taylorville Municipal Airport (KTAZ) page, 32 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. 5 airfields within reach of Raymond 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 Raymond: Zelmer Memorial Airpark Inc Airport (K5K1) 38 km · Vandalia Municipal Airport (KVLA) 50 km · Greenville Airport (KGRE) 56 km · Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport (KSPI) 59 km
Conditions reported at KTAZ describe the airfield itself. Weather 32 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Raymond specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Raymond.
About Raymond, Illinois
Raymond sprawls gently across the broad, fertile plains of Montgomery County, a place where the horizon feels as vast and accessible as the sky above. It lies 33.5 miles south of Springfield, IL (from Springfield, IL: bearing 173°T), and is situated 9.3 miles south-west of Morrisonville. Here, the land rolls in low, sweeping curves, softened by decades of cultivation into a patchwork of cornfields and soybeans that shimmer under the wide Illinois sun. The air itself carries a certain stillness, broken only by the distant hum of farm machinery or the occasional crow's call, a quiet testament to the prevailing sense of open space. The houses of Raymond, mostly modest and well-maintained, often boast porches that seem designed for lingering, for watching the slow descent of day paint the western sky in hues of amber and rose. The history of Raymond is deeply rooted in the agricultural bounty of this region, a story told in the sturdy grain elevators that still stand sentinel, remnants of a time when rail lines were the arteries of commerce. For generations, the local economy has been tied to the rhythm of the seasons, to the planting and harvesting that define life here. While farming remains a cornerstone, the industrious spirit of its people has also found expression in other endeavors, creating a character that is both resilient and quietly proud. The absence of major tourist attractions lends Raymond a peculiar authenticity; it is a place that simply *is*, unburdened by the need to perform for outsiders, its own quiet charm unfolding at its own deliberate pace.
Live animated radar for Raymond 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 | Raymond, Montgomery County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 39.319494°N, 89.572037°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62560 |
| Area Code | 217 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Raymond, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Raymond, 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 Raymond includes coordinates 39.319494°N, 89.572037°W, situated in Montgomery County. ZIP code 62560. 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.
