Silvis, Illinois Weather
Silvis, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for Silvis, Rock Island County.
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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.
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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 | July 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, 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 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. 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.
