Rome, Illinois Weather
Rome, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Rome, Peoria County.
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About Rome, Illinois
Rome unfolds across a gently undulating landscape, a place where the rich, dark soil of central Illinois gives way to the slow, deliberate flow of the Illinois River. It lies 13.8 miles north-north-east of Peoria, IL (from Peoria, IL: bearing 19°T), and is situated 2.8 miles south-south-west of Chillicothe. Fields of corn and soybeans stretch towards horizons that seem to hold the sky in their vast embrace, their green and gold hues shifting with the passing sun. The air here carries the scent of earth, damp and fertile after a rain, and in the evenings, a quiet stillness descends, punctuated only by the distant hum of cicadas and the rustle of leaves in the scattered stands of oak and maple. The character of Rome is one of patient endurance, a quiet resilience etched into the very grain of the land. The history of Rome is deeply intertwined with the waterway that skirts its western edge, a lifeline for trade and travel since the earliest settlements. Early pioneers, drawn by the fertile bottomlands, established a community that found its footing in agriculture, a tradition that continues to shape its local economy today. While not a bustling metropolis, Rome has always possessed a distinct identity, a place where the rhythms of the seasons dictate the pace of life. Old farmhouses, weathered by decades of sun and wind, stand as silent witnesses to generations who have worked this land, their stories whispered in the creak of barn doors and the sigh of the wind through the tall prairie grasses.
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| Location | Rome, Peoria County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 40.883092°N, 89.502592°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 61523, 61562 |
| Area Code | 815 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Rome, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Rome, 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 Rome includes coordinates 40.883092°N, 89.502592°W, situated in Peoria County. ZIP code 61523, 61562. Telephone area code: 815. 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.
