Saint Joseph, Illinois Weather
Saint Joseph, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Saint Joseph, Champaign County.
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About Saint Joseph, Illinois
Saint Joseph rests on the gently rolling terrain of east-central Illinois, a landscape defined by the expansive, fertile prairie that stretches towards horizons often painted with the vast, luminous brushstrokes of an Illinois sky. It lies 8.7 miles east of Urbana, IL (from Urbana, IL: bearing 89°T), and is situated 9.5 miles north-east of Philo. The land here, a rich loam, breathes with the quiet industry of agriculture, its fields a patchwork quilt of greens and golds that shift with the seasons. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a subtle sweetness, a blend of freshly turned earth and the distant hum of life unfolding in the quiet streets. The history of Saint Joseph is deeply intertwined with the agricultural heart of Champaign County, its roots reaching back to the pioneers who recognized the land's profound potential for cultivation. This enduring connection to the soil continues to shape its local economy, with farming and related industries forming the backbone of its prosperity. Yet, Saint Joseph is more than just fields; it’s a place where community gatherings, often held under the wide, star-dusted prairie nights, foster a distinct sense of local character, a quiet pride in its enduring heritage.
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| Location | Saint Joseph, Champaign County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 40.111701°N, 88.041705°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 61873 |
| Area Code | 309 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Saint Joseph, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Saint Joseph, 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 Saint Joseph includes coordinates 40.111701°N, 88.041705°W, situated in Champaign County. ZIP code 61873. Telephone area code: 309. 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.
