Tampico, Illinois Weather
Tampico, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for Tampico, Whiteside County.
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About Tampico, Illinois
Tampico unfolds under a wide Illinois sky, a place where the prairie's gentle swell meets the hushed murmur of the Rock River. It lies 38.4 miles east of Bettendorf, IA (from Bettendorf, IA: bearing 79°T), and is situated 8.2 miles east-south-east of Prophetstown. The land here is a broad, fertile canvas, etched with the patient lines of cornfields and soybean rows that stretch towards horizons softened by distance and the haze of summer. Old oaks, gnarled and broad-shouldered, stand sentinel along the creek beds, their leaves whispering secrets to the wind that blows unimpeded across the open country. Even the air seems to carry a certain stillness, a quietude that settles over the scattered farmhouses and the clustered buildings of the town center, punctuated only by the distant drone of a tractor or the call of a crow. This is a corner of Whiteside County where history is less a grand monument and more a persistent undercurrent, tied to the rich soil and the ebb and flow of agricultural life. Tampico's past is woven into the very practicality of its people, a legacy shaped by the bounty of the land and the steady, dependable rhythm of its seasons. The local economy has long been rooted in farming, with generations of families tending the same fields, their livelihoods a direct conversation with the earth. While the whispers of industry might occasionally drift in from larger centers, the true character of Tampico resides in its enduring connection to the agricultural heartland, a character reflected in the unpretentious grace of its main street and the quiet pride of its residents.
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| Location | Tampico, Whiteside County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 41.63031°N, 89.786218°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 61283 |
| Area Code | 847, 224 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Tampico, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Tampico, 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 Tampico includes coordinates 41.630310°N, 89.786218°W, situated in Whiteside County. ZIP code 61283. Telephone area code: 847, 224. 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.
