Union Hill, Illinois Weather
Union Hill, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Union Hill, Kankakee County.
Full aviation weather for Union Hill is published on the Dwight Airport (KDTG) 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. 5 airfields within reach of Union Hill 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 Union Hill: Morris Municipal Airport James R. Washburn field (KC09) 42 km · Joliet Regional Airport (KJOT) 46 km · Lewis University Airport (KLOT) 56 km · Cushing Field Ltd Airport (K0C8) 60 km
Conditions reported at KDTG describe the airfield itself. Weather 25 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Union Hill specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Union Hill.
About Union Hill, Illinois
Union Hill lies spread across the gently rolling terrain of Kankakee County, a place where the vast, unbroken sweep of the prairie meets the subtle rise and fall of the land. It lies 14.9 miles west of Kankakee, IL (from Kankakee, IL: bearing 267°T), and is situated 9.4 miles west of Limestone. Fields of corn and soybeans, stretching to horizons that seem to hold the very breath of the sky, dominate the landscape, their verdant or golden hues shifting with the seasons. The air here carries the clean scent of turned earth and the distant hum of agricultural machinery, a constant, low thrum that underscores the quiet industry of the region. Occasional stands of oak and maple break the uniformity, their leaves rustling like hushed secrets in the prairie wind, offering dappled shade that feels precious under the wide Illinois sun. The light, especially at dusk, can paint the western sky in strokes of rose and gold, a fleeting, painterly moment that seems to linger before the stars begin to prick the deepening blue. The history of Union Hill is deeply entwined with the agricultural spirit of its settlers, who arrived to cultivate the rich, fertile soil left by ancient glaciers. For generations, the economy has been anchored to the land, with farming providing the sustenance and the very rhythm of life for its inhabitants. The cooperative spirit, born from the shared challenges and triumphs of prairie life, still resonates in the community's interactions. While no grand monuments mark its past, the enduring legacy of its agricultural roots is evident in the well-tended farms and the quiet pride of those who continue to work the earth. The unassuming character of Union Hill speaks of a resilience forged in the open, a testament to the enduring strength of those who have called this stretch of Illinois home.
Live animated radar for Union Hill 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 | Union Hill, Kankakee County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 41.107532°N, 88.146719°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 60969, 62208, 60917 |
| Area Code | 217, 630, 331 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Union Hill, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Union Hill, 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 Union Hill includes coordinates 41.107532°N, 88.146719°W, situated in Kankakee County. ZIP code 60969, 62208, 60917. Telephone area code: 217, 630, 331. 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.
