Richmond, Illinois Weather
Richmond, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Richmond, McHenry County.
Full aviation weather for Richmond is published on the Galt Field (K10C) page, 10 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 Richmond 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 Richmond: Camp Lake Airport (K49C) 14 km · Grand Geneva Resort Airport (KC02) 17 km · Burlington Municipal Airport (KBUU) 24 km · Campbell Airport (KC81) 25 km · Dacy Airport (K0C0) 28 km
Conditions reported at K10C describe the airfield itself. Weather 10 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Richmond specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Richmond.
About Richmond, Illinois
Richmond, Illinois, unfurls across a landscape of rolling farmland, where the earth exhales the scent of turned soil and distant pine. It lies 10.0 miles north-north-west of McHenry, IL (from McHenry, IL: bearing 349°T), and is situated 8.3 miles north-west of Fox Lake. The sky here is a vast, generous dome, often painted with the bruised purples and bruised oranges of an approaching storm, or a crystalline blue that seems to stretch into forever. Fields of corn and soybeans march in orderly rows, their stalks whispering secrets to the breeze, punctuated by the occasional stand of oak and maple that offers a darker, more intimate shade. The air, especially in the early morning, carries a crispness that speaks of the Northern Illinois climate, sharp and clean, promising a day of sun and wind across the open country. The history of Richmond is intrinsically tied to the agricultural heartland it inhabits, its founding rooted in the fertile soil and the promise of sustenance. Early settlers, drawn by the rich prairie, established a community that has largely retained its agrarian character, its economy still tethered to the cycles of planting and harvest. While the larger agricultural operations dominate, a quiet undercurrent of local businesses — the hardware store with its worn wooden floors, the diner where coffee is always brewing — keeps the pulse of daily life steady. Occasionally, a flash of something more—a vibrant mural on a weathered brick building, a community garden bursting with color—reminds you of the quiet resilience and creative spirit that has always been present in Richmond.
Live animated radar for Richmond 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 | Richmond, McHenry County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 42.475852°N, 88.305925°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 61721, 60071 |
| Area Code | 309, 312, 773 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Richmond, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Richmond, 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 Richmond includes coordinates 42.475852°N, 88.305925°W, situated in McHenry County. ZIP code 61721, 60071. Telephone area code: 309, 312, 773. 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.
