Strasburg, Illinois Weather
Strasburg, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Strasburg, Shelby County.
Full aviation weather for Strasburg is published on the Effingham County Memorial Airport (K1H2) page, 32 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 Strasburg 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 Strasburg: Coles County Memorial Airport (KMTO) 32 km · Casey Municipal Airport (K1H8) 53 km · Tuscola Airport (KK96) 55 km · Decatur Airport (KDEC) 58 km
Conditions reported at K1H2 describe the airfield itself. Weather 32 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Strasburg specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Strasburg.
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.
Live animated radar for Strasburg 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 | 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 | September 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, 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 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. 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.
