St. David, Illinois Weather
St. David, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for St. David, Fulton County.
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About St. David, Illinois
St. David rests in the heart of Fulton County, Illinois, a place where the land itself seems to sigh under the vast, open sky. It lies 22.0 miles west-south-west of Pekin, IL (from Pekin, IL: bearing 257°T), and is situated 4.5 miles south of Canton. Rolling hills, softened by eons of wind and water, give way to fertile fields that stretch towards the horizon, their rich soil a deep, dark promise. Here, the air carries the scent of turned earth in spring and the sweet, musty perfume of fallen leaves in autumn, a constant reminder of the land's generous cycle. The sky, a boundless canvas, shifts from the sharp, crystalline blue of midday to the bruised purples and fiery oranges of sunset, painting the quiet landscape with ephemeral beauty. The houses, modest and sturdy, huddle together as if for warmth, their porches catching the afternoon sun, a quiet testament to enduring life. The story of St. David is deeply entwined with the earth beneath it, a history etched by the veins of coal that once fueled its prosperity. This was a mining town, its very existence shaped by the arduous work of bringing forth the black, glittering heart of the land. Though the mines have long since fallen silent, the legacy of that industry lingers, a subtle undercurrent in the town's character, a quiet resilience born of shared hardship and labor. The local economy now leans more towards agriculture, the surrounding fields yielding their bounty of corn and soybeans, a gentler rhythm replacing the clatter and roar of the past. Yet, the spirit of St. David remains, a place where neighbors know each other's names and the pace of life is measured by the changing seasons and the slow, steady arc of the sun across the sky.
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| Location | St. David, Fulton County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 40.493373°N, 90.048728°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 61563 |
| Area Code | 815 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This St. David, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for St. David, 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 St. David includes coordinates 40.493373°N, 90.048728°W, situated in Fulton County. ZIP code 61563. 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.
