Versailles, Illinois Weather
Versailles, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Versailles, Brown County.
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About Versailles, Illinois
Versailles, Illinois, rests within the gently rolling terrain of Brown County, a landscape sculpted not by grand mountains but by the patient hand of water carving through loess. It lies 40.1 miles east of Quincy, IL (from Quincy, IL: bearing 95°T), and is situated 9.1 miles south-east of Mount Sterling. The land here breathes with the quiet persistence of agriculture, fields of corn and soybeans stretching towards horizons that seem to hum with the coming of rain. Trees, predominantly oak and hickory, cluster in woodlots, their leaves rustling secrets to the wind that sweeps across the open spaces, carrying the scent of damp earth and distant woodsmoke. The sky above Versailles is a vast, ever-shifting canvas, particularly at dusk when hues of rose and lavender bleed into the deepening blue, casting a soft, ethereal glow over the quiet roads and weathered barns. The history of Versailles is intertwined with the fertile soil that has sustained its people for generations, its economy rooted deeply in the bounty of the land. Founded in the mid-19th century, it grew from a cluster of homesteads into a small but resilient community, its lifeblood drawn from the farms that surround it. While no grand monuments mark its past, the very character of Versailles speaks of a history of hard work and neighborly interdependence. The grain elevator, a silent sentinel on the edge of town, stands as a testament to the enduring agricultural spirit, a hub where the year's harvest is gathered and sent forth. The rhythm of life in Versailles is measured by the seasons and the cycles of planting and reaping, a quiet testament to a way of life that values continuity and the simple, profound connection to the earth.
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| Location | Versailles, Brown County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 39.885048°N, 90.655961°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62378 |
| Area Code | 217 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Versailles, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Versailles, 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 Versailles includes coordinates 39.885048°N, 90.655961°W, situated in Brown County. ZIP code 62378. Telephone area code: 217. 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.
