Strasburg, Illinois Weather
Strasburg, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Strasburg, Shelby County.
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About Strasburg, Illinois
Strasburg rests in a quiet corner of Shelby County, where the land begins to gently swell and fall, hinting at the larger undulations of the prairie beyond. It lies 38.1 miles south-south-east of Decatur, IL (from Decatur, IL: bearing 152°T), and is situated 9.9 miles east-south-east of Shelbyville. Fields of corn and soybeans, a verdant quilt under the vast Illinois sky, stretch to horizons softened by the haze of summer. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries a sweet, earthy scent, a blend of sun-baked soil and the distant murmur of agricultural machinery. Oak trees, sturdy and ancient, mark the edges of properties, their branches reaching wide as if to embrace the open country that defines Strasburg. The light, when it catches the dew on a spider's web or glints off a distant silo, possesses a particular clarity, a testament to the unpretentious beauty of this Midwestern landscape. The history of Strasburg is tied to the westward expansion and the fertile ground that promised sustenance. Early settlers, drawn by the rich soil, established a community that has always leaned into the bounty of the land. The local economy, like many in this region, is deeply rooted in agriculture; the rhythmic cycles of planting and harvest dictate much of the year's rhythm. While not a place of grand monuments, Strasburg holds a quiet dignity, a persistence evident in the weathered barns and the solid, unadorned facades of its buildings. The sense of community, forged through shared labor and generations of living in close proximity to the land, is a palpable undercurrent to the everyday life of Strasburg.
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| Location | Strasburg, Shelby County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 39.352538°N, 88.619224°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62465 |
| Area Code | 217 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Strasburg, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Strasburg, 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 Strasburg includes coordinates 39.352538°N, 88.619224°W, situated in Shelby County. ZIP code 62465. Telephone area code: 217. 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.
