Riverdale, Illinois Weather
Riverdale, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Riverdale, Winnebago County.
Full aviation weather for Riverdale is published on the Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport (KJVL) page, 22 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 Riverdale 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 Riverdale: Chicago Rockford International Airport (KRFD) 26 km · Brodhead Airport (KC37) 35 km · Freeport/Dornink Airport (KC86) 44 km · Albany Airport (K54W) 46 km · Albertus Airport (KFEP) 49 km
Conditions reported at KJVL describe the airfield itself. Weather 22 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Riverdale specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Riverdale.
About Riverdale, Illinois
Riverdale rests in a landscape shaped by the slow, persistent artistry of glaciers, where the land, though seemingly flat, carries a subtle, almost imperceptible swell towards the horizon. It lies 6.1 miles south of Beloit, WI (from Beloit, WI: bearing 179°T), and is situated 7.1 miles north-north-east of Loves Park. Broad fields of corn and soybeans stretch outward, their green and gold hues shifting with the sun's arc, punctuated by the darker, more intimate stands of oak and maple that line the occasional creek bed or rise in modest, rounded hills. The air here, particularly in the early morning, carries a clean, earthy scent, a blend of tilled soil and dew-kissed vegetation that speaks of an ancient, unbroken connection to the earth. In the distance, the skeletal silhouettes of grain elevators stand sentinel, their stark geometry a counterpoint to the organic flow of the countryside, and the quiet hum of distant traffic is a soft murmur against the vast, open sky. The history of Riverdale is a narrative of agricultural endeavor, etched into the very character of the land. Early settlers, drawn by the fertile prairie soil, established a way of life deeply intertwined with the cycles of planting and harvest, a tradition that continues to define the local economy. While modern machinery has transformed the methods, the spirit of the farmer remains a cornerstone of Riverdale's identity. The occasional weathered barn, its red paint faded to a soft blush by countless seasons, stands as a quiet testament to generations who worked this ground. It is a place where the pace of life is dictated not by the clock's insistent ticking, but by the slow, steady rhythm of the seasons and the enduring pull of the land.
Live animated radar for Riverdale 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.
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| Location | Riverdale, Winnebago County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 42.420017°N, 89.029552°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 61073, 60827 |
| Area Code | 847, 224, 630, 331 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Riverdale, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Riverdale, 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 Riverdale includes coordinates 42.420017°N, 89.029552°W, situated in Winnebago County. ZIP code 61073, 60827. Telephone area code: 847, 224, 630, 331. 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.
