Union, Illinois Weather
Union, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Union, Logan County.
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About Union, Illinois
Union lies spread across the broad, flat expanse of central Illinois, a place where the sky seems to hold a permanent, generous dominion. It lies 23.9 miles south-west of Bloomington, IL (from Bloomington, IL: bearing 235°T), and is situated 9.6 miles north of Lincoln. The land here is a testament to the patient work of glaciers and millennia of prairie grasses, a fertile plain that gently rolls, offering an unobstructed sweep of horizon. Fields of corn and soybeans stretch out like vast, green and gold carpets, their neat rows marching towards distant tree lines that are often no more than subtle swells on the land. In the quiet hours of late afternoon, the sun casts long, buttery shadows, and the air, thick with the scent of turned earth and ripening grain, settles with a profound stillness, broken only by the distant hum of farm machinery or the call of a meadowlark. The character of Union is deeply rooted in the agricultural bounty of Logan County, a heritage that has shaped its economy and the unhurried cadence of its daily life for generations. Its history is one of hardy settlers drawn to the rich soil, establishing a community built on hard work and the dependable cycle of the seasons. While no single grand monument defines Union, its distinctive character is found in the sturdy, unpretentious architecture of its homes and businesses, the quiet pride of its residents, and the enduring connection to the land that continues to sustain it. The very air seems to carry a faint echo of simpler times, a gentle reminder of the enduring spirit of this prairie crossroads.
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| Location | Union, Logan County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 40.287542°N, 89.36704°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 61532, 62635, 60433, 60180 |
| Area Code | 708, 312, 773 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Union, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Union, 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 Union includes coordinates 40.287542°N, 89.367040°W, situated in Logan County. ZIP code 61532, 62635, 60433, 60180. Telephone area code: 708, 312, 773. 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.
