Richfield, Illinois Weather
Richfield, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Richfield, Adams County.
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About Richfield, Illinois
Richfield lies at the heart of a landscape shaped by the patient work of water and wind. It lies 17.6 miles east-south-east of Quincy, IL (from Quincy, IL: bearing 118°T), and is situated 9.3 miles north-north-west of Barry. Rolling hills, cloaked in the deep greens of summer pasture and the muted golds of ripening corn, give way to the more defined contours of the land where the drainage systems of Elm Creek begin to assert themselves. Here, the air carries the clean, earthy scent of tilled soil and the distant, mingled perfume of blooming clover and wild roses that spill from fencelines. Sunlight, particularly in the late afternoon, casts long, slanted shadows that deepen the valleys and lend a sculptural quality to the rounded summits, a soft luminescence that seems to draw the very color from the sky. The history of Richfield is written in the enduring agricultural spirit of its people, a legacy stretching back to the pioneer farmers who first broke this fertile ground. The local economy, though varied, remains deeply rooted in the bounty of the surrounding farms, with grain elevators standing as silent sentinels to the harvests. While the grand pronouncements of industry may be absent, there is a quiet dignity in the steady hum of daily life, in the well-maintained homes and the familiar faces that greet each other on the quiet streets. The occasional weathered barn, its timbers bleached by countless seasons, offers a visual echo of generations who have known and loved this particular stretch of Illinois earth.
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| Location | Richfield, Adams County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 39.815325°N, 91.116528°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62365 |
| Area Code | 217 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Richfield, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Richfield, 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 Richfield includes coordinates 39.815325°N, 91.116528°W, situated in Adams County. ZIP code 62365. 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. 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.
