Speer, Illinois Weather
Speer, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Speer, Stark County.
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About Speer, Illinois
Speer unfolds across a landscape of gently rolling farmland, where the rich, dark earth of Illinois yields its bounty under an expansive sky. It lies 20.6 miles north of Peoria, IL (from Peoria, IL: bearing 351°T), and is situated 9.7 miles west-north-west of Chillicothe. The horizon, a clean, unbroken line, is often softened by the haze of summer or the crisp breath of autumn, painting the air with subtle, shifting colours. Here, the houses are spaced with a considered quietness, their porches and yards often edged with the practical beauty of blooming perennials and sturdy oaks, suggesting a life lived in close communion with the turning seasons. The air itself seems to carry a certain stillness, broken only by the distant hum of machinery or the call of unseen birds, a testament to the wide-open spaces that define Speer. The story of Speer is intrinsically tied to the fertile soil that surrounds it, a legacy of agricultural prosperity that has shaped its character for generations. While farming remains the lifeblood, a quiet industriousness also underpins the local economy, with small businesses and workshops contributing to the town’s steady pulse. The history of this place, though not marked by grand monuments, is etched into the very patterns of cultivation and the enduring spirit of its people, a resilience born from weathering the cycles of growth and harvest. The distinctive quietude of Speer is not an emptiness, but a fullness of lived experience, a place where the rhythm of the land dictates the pace of life, and the simple act of watching the sun dip below the fields at dusk can feel like a profound event.
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| Location | Speer, Stark County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 40.98837°N, 89.650375°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 61479 |
| Area Code | 815 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Speer, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Speer, 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 Speer includes coordinates 40.988370°N, 89.650375°W, situated in Stark County. ZIP code 61479. Telephone area code: 815. 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.
