Silvis, Illinois Weather
Silvis, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Silvis, Rock Island County.
Full aviation weather for Silvis is published on the Quad City International Airport (KMLI) page, 10 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. 5 airfields within reach of Silvis 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 Silvis: Davenport Municipal Airport (KDVN) 18 km · Clinton Municipal Airport (KCWI) 36 km · Mercer County Airport (KC00) 40 km · Kewanee Municipal Airport (KEZI) 51 km
Conditions reported at KMLI describe the airfield itself. Weather 10 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Silvis specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Silvis, Illinois
Silvis unfolds along the broad, patient curves of the Mississippi River, a place where the sky feels vast and the air often carries the scent of damp earth and distant industry. It lies 5.2 miles east of Moline, IL (from Moline, IL: bearing 86°T), and is situated 8.4 miles east of Davenport. The land here, a low-slung prairie, rolls out in gentle swells, punctuated by the occasional cluster of sturdy oaks and maples that line the residential streets. A palpable quietude often settles over the neighborhoods, broken only by the rumble of freight trains or the distant call of a barge horn. Dusk here can paint the western horizon in bruised purples and fiery oranges, a slow, deliberate performance that washes over the tidy lawns and modest homes. The history of Silvis is deeply entwined with the river and the railroad, arteries that brought life and commerce to this stretch of the Quad Cities. Founded in the late 19th century, its economy quickly found its footing in the burgeoning industrial landscape, with manufacturing and transportation becoming its workhorses. The John Deere company, a titan of agricultural machinery, has long been a significant presence, its operations shaping the very rhythm of work and life for many residents. Evidence of this industrial past can still be seen in the sturdy brick buildings and the enduring legacy of skilled trades that persist in Silvis, a town that continues to navigate the currents of progress, forever tethered to the mighty Mississippi.
Live animated radar for Silvis 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 | Silvis, Rock Island County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 41.512256°N, 90.41513°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 61282, 61244 |
| Area Code | 847, 224 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Silvis, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Silvis, 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 Silvis includes coordinates 41.512256°N, 90.415130°W, situated in Rock Island County. ZIP code 61282, 61244. 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.
