Towanda, Illinois Weather
Towanda, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Towanda, McLean County.
Full aviation weather for Towanda is published on the Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal (KBMI) page, 10 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. 3 airfields within reach of Towanda 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 Towanda: Pontiac Municipal Airport (KPNT) 46 km · Logan County Airport (KAAA) 58 km
Conditions reported at KBMI describe the airfield itself. Weather 10 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Towanda specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Towanda.
About Towanda, Illinois
Towanda rests in a broad embrace of Illinois prairie, where the land stretches out in an unbroken expanse of cultivated fields. It lies 5.9 miles north-east of Normal, IL (from Normal, IL: bearing 54°T), and is situated 7.4 miles north-east of Bloomington. The horizon here is a clean, decisive line, often softened by the hazy gold of late afternoon light that paints the ripe corn and soybeans in hues of amber and ochre. Gentle swells in the terrain, born of ancient glaciers, guide the eye across the landscape, leading towards the distant, sky-filling blue. The air, especially after a summer rain, carries the clean, earthy scent of turned soil and the faint sweetness of wild clover, a perfume of the open country. The history of Towanda is inextricably linked to the rich agricultural heritage of McLean County. Early settlers, drawn by the fertile black soil, established a community that has always found its pulse in the rhythm of the seasons and the bounty of the land. The local economy, then as now, thrived on the cultivation of crops and the raising of livestock, a tradition that continues to shape the character of Towanda. While no grand historical monuments draw crowds, the quiet strength of its farming families and the enduring spirit of self-reliance are the distinctive landmarks here, a testament to generations who have worked this fertile ground.
Live animated radar for Towanda 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 | Towanda, McLean County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 40.563924°N, 88.898961°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 61776 |
| Area Code | 309 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Towanda, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Towanda, 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 Towanda includes coordinates 40.563924°N, 88.898961°W, situated in McLean County. ZIP code 61776. Telephone area code: 309. 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.
