Vermilion, Illinois Weather
Vermilion, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Vermilion, Edgar County.
Full aviation weather for Vermilion is published on the Edgar County Airport (KPRG) 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 Vermilion 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 Vermilion: Sky King Airport (K3I3) 18 km · Terre Haute Regional Airport, Hulman Field (KHUF) 28 km · Brazil Clay County Airport (K0I2) 44 km · Casey Municipal Airport (K1H8) 47 km · Sullivan County Airport (KSIV) 53 km
Conditions reported at KPRG describe the airfield itself. Weather 15 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Vermilion specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Vermilion.
About Vermilion, Illinois
Vermilion rests in Edgar County, a place where the land itself seems to exhale a quiet, fertile breath. It lies 9.6 miles west-north-west of Harrison, IN (from Harrison, IN: bearing 292°T), and is situated 6.1 miles east-south-east of Paris. The terrain here is a gentle rolling of what was once prairie, now a patchwork of cultivated fields and stands of mature trees that hold their green secrets close. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries the clean scent of turned earth and the distant hum of agricultural machinery, a sound that has become the lullaby of this region. The sky above Vermilion is vast, an immense canvas that shifts from the pale, washed-out blue of midday to the deep, bruised purples and fiery oranges of sunset, painting the landscape with a transient, breathtaking beauty. The history of Vermilion is woven into the very fabric of its agricultural roots. For generations, the rich soil has yielded its bounty, supporting a community built on the hard work and shared understanding of the seasons. While industry has ebbed and flowed, farming remains the enduring pulse of Vermilion's economy, a testament to the land's persistent generosity. The Vermilion River, a serpentine ribbon of life, has long been the lifeblood of the area, its banks a place of quiet contemplation and a reminder of the constant, flowing movement of time. Local traditions, passed down through families, often revolve around harvest celebrations and the simple pleasures of community gatherings, fostering a sense of enduring connection that defines Vermilion.
Live animated radar for Vermilion 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 | Vermilion, Edgar County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 39.581146°N, 87.588912°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 61955, 61944 |
| Area Code | 309 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Vermilion, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Vermilion, 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 Vermilion includes coordinates 39.581146°N, 87.588912°W, situated in Edgar County. ZIP code 61955, 61944. 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.
