Tallula, Illinois Weather
Tallula, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Tallula, Menard County.
Flight conditions near Tallula. Data source: locating…
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 | July 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, 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 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. 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.
