Shannon, Illinois Weather
Shannon, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Shannon, Carroll County.
Full aviation weather for Shannon is published on the Albertus Airport (KFEP) page, 16 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 Shannon 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 Shannon: Freeport/Dornink Airport (KC86) 29 km · Ogle County Airport (KC55) 32 km · Monroe Municipal Airport (KEFT) 53 km · Chicago Rockford International Airport (KRFD) 53 km · Brodhead Airport (KC37) 57 km
Conditions reported at KFEP describe the airfield itself. Weather 16 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Shannon specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Shannon, Illinois
Shannon breathes the wide, open sky of northwestern Illinois, a place where the land rolls with a gentle, persistent generosity. It lies 33.3 miles south of Green, WI (from Green, WI: bearing 190°T), and is situated 6.0 miles north-east of Lanark. Fields of corn and soybeans stretch to horizons that seem to curve with the earth itself, their emerald and gold hues shifting with the passage of the sun. The air here, especially in the early morning, carries a crisp, clean scent of damp soil and growing things, a subtle perfume that clings to the skin. Dusk often paints the western sky in broad strokes of rose and lavender, bleeding into the deep indigo of approaching night, a quiet spectacle that marks the end of each day. The terrain, a soft topography of low hills and broad valleys, speaks of an ancient, glacial sculpting, a landscape smoothed by time and the slow creep of ice. The history of Shannon is inextricably linked to the rich agricultural heritage of the region, a story told in the sturdy grain elevators that punctuate the landscape and the weathered barns that stand as sentinels on family farms. For generations, this land has yielded its bounty, supporting a community built on hard work and a deep connection to the soil. While the primary driver of Shannon's economy remains agriculture, a quiet resilience is evident in the local businesses that serve the surrounding farms and families. A distinctive character emerges from this blend of rural tradition and the steady, unhurried pace of everyday life, a rhythm that feels both familiar and deeply rooted in the very essence of this place.
Live animated radar for Shannon 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 | Shannon, Carroll County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 42.154746°N, 89.739839°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 61078 |
| Area Code | 847, 224 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Shannon, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Shannon, 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 Shannon includes coordinates 42.154746°N, 89.739839°W, situated in Carroll County. ZIP code 61078. Telephone area code: 847, 224. 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.
