Union, Illinois Weather
Union, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Union, Logan County.
Full aviation weather for Union is published on the Logan County Airport (KAAA) page, 15 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. 6 airfields within reach of Union 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: Pekin Municipal Airport (KC15) 34 km · Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal (KBMI) 44 km · General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport (KPIA) 50 km · Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport (KSPI) 56 km · Havana Regional Airport (K9I0) 56 km
Conditions reported at KAAA describe the airfield itself. Weather 15 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Union specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Union.
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.
Live animated radar for Union 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, 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 | September 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, 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 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. 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.
