Sheridan, Illinois Weather
Sheridan, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Sheridan, LaSalle County.
Full aviation weather for Sheridan is published on the Cushing Field Ltd Airport (K0C8) page, 6 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 Sheridan 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 Sheridan: Morris Municipal Airport James R. Washburn field (KC09) 25 km · Hinckley Airport (K0C2) 27 km · Aurora Municipal Airport (KARR) 32 km · Joliet Regional Airport (KJOT) 42 km · DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport (KDKB) 45 km
Conditions reported at K0C8 describe the airfield itself. Weather 6 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Sheridan specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Sheridan.
About Sheridan, Illinois
Sheridan rests in the embrace of LaSalle County's gentle terrain, a place where the horizon feels both vast and intimately close. It lies 20.0 miles west-south-west of Oswego, IL (from Oswego, IL: bearing 238°T), and is situated 8.5 miles south-south-west of Sandwich. The land here rolls with a quiet strength, a painterly sweep of agricultural fields that stretch towards the distant, hazy edges of the sky. In the heat of summer, the air hums with the industrious drone of cicadas, a constant, shimmering soundtrack to the slow unfolding of days. The Fox River, a silver ribbon of life, threads its way through the landscape, its banks often fringed with willows that lean in to whisper secrets to the passing water, their leaves catching the dappled sunlight in a dance of emerald and gold. The story of Sheridan is written in the fertile soil and the enduring spirit of its people, a narrative shaped by the enduring agricultural heart of Illinois. For generations, the land has yielded its bounty, a testament to the hard work and dedication of those who have called Sheridan home, their lives intrinsically tied to the turning of the seasons and the cycles of planting and harvest. While the grander narratives of industrial booms may have bypassed this particular stretch of prairie, a different kind of wealth has always flourished here: a deep-rooted sense of community and the quiet satisfaction of a life lived in harmony with the land. The presence of the river, more than just a scenic feature, has been a vital artery, a source of sustenance and a conduit for the slow, steady commerce that has sustained Sheridan through the years, leaving an indelible mark on its character.
Live animated radar for Sheridan 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 | Sheridan, LaSalle County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 41.530031°N, 88.679797°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 60551 |
| Area Code | 708 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Sheridan, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Sheridan, 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 Sheridan includes coordinates 41.530031°N, 88.679797°W, situated in LaSalle County. ZIP code 60551. Telephone area code: 708. 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.
