Tallula, Illinois Weather
Tallula, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Tallula, Menard County.
Full aviation weather for Tallula is published on the Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport (KSPI) page, 25 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. 6 airfields within reach of Tallula 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 Tallula: Havana Regional Airport (K9I0) 32 km · Jacksonville Municipal Airport (KIJX) 32 km · Greater Beardstown Airport (KK06) 40 km · Logan County Airport (KAAA) 56 km · Zelmer Memorial Airpark Inc Airport (K5K1) 58 km
Conditions reported at KSPI describe the airfield itself. Weather 25 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Tallula specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Tallula.
About Tallula, Illinois
Tallula rests in a shallow basin, a place where the Illinois prairie gently dips to embrace the Sangamon River. It lies 18.4 miles west-north-west of Springfield, IL (from Springfield, IL: bearing 302°T), and is situated 6.6 miles south-west of Petersburg. The land here is a study in muted greens and browns, a subtle topography that belies the deeper channels and fertile bottomlands. Fields of corn and soybeans stretch to horizons softened by the humid air, their straight lines a human counterpoint to the more organic sweep of the riverbanks, where willows weep and cottonwoods stand sentinel. Even on the clearest days, the light possesses a certain diffused quality, as if filtered through a fine, persistent haze that lends a soft, almost melancholic hue to the afternoon. The air, especially after a rain, carries the damp, earthy scent of loam and decaying leaves, a constant reminder of the agricultural pulse that beats beneath the surface of Tallula. The story of Tallula is intimately bound to the Sangamon, a waterway that has shaped its fortunes for generations. This was once a vital artery for commerce, with steamboats plying its waters, bringing goods and people to this burgeoning settlement. The economy, like the land itself, remains deeply rooted in agriculture, with grain elevators standing as silent monuments to harvests past and present. Echoes of a time when logging was also a significant industry can be found in the occasional old barn or weathered fence post, remnants of a more robust, timber-rich past. While the grander ambitions of steamboat days have receded, a quiet persistence defines Tallula, a resilience born of its connection to the earth and the enduring flow of the river.
Live animated radar for Tallula 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Tallula, Menard County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 39.944493°N, 89.937334°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62688 |
| Area Code | 217 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Tallula, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Tallula, 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 Tallula includes coordinates 39.944493°N, 89.937334°W, situated in Menard County. ZIP code 62688. 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.
