Villa Grove, Illinois Weather
Villa Grove, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for Villa Grove, Douglas County.
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About Villa Grove, Illinois
Villa Grove sprawls across the Illinois prairie, a place where the sky feels vast and the horizon a constant, gentle curve. It lies 17.3 miles south of Urbana, IL (from Urbana, IL: bearing 172°T), and is situated 7.8 miles north-east of Tuscola. The land here is mostly flat, a rich, dark earth that yields readily to the plow, broken only by the occasional stand of trees that cluster around farmsteads or follow the languid path of a slow-moving creek. In the late afternoon, the sun dips low, casting long, buttery shadows that stretch across the fields, lending a quiet dignity to the agricultural landscape. The air, especially after a rain, carries the clean, earthy scent of turned soil and growing things, a perfume unique to this heartland. The history of Villa Grove is inextricably linked to the railroad, a lifeline that brought settlers and commerce to this once-unremarkable stretch of prairie. It became a vital hub, a place where the rhythms of agriculture met the relentless pulse of industry. The local economy has long been rooted in the bounty of the surrounding farmland, with corn and soybeans dominating the vast, checkerboard fields that surround the town. But the echoes of a different past are not entirely gone; remnants of its industrial roots can still be felt, a subtle undercurrent beneath the prevailing agrarian calm. The character of Villa Grove is shaped by its hardworking people, those who understand the patience required to coax a living from the soil and the resilience needed to weather the seasons.
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| Location | Villa Grove, Douglas County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 39.86281°N, 88.162265°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 61956 |
| Area Code | 309 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Villa Grove, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Villa Grove, 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 Villa Grove includes coordinates 39.862810°N, 88.162265°W, situated in Douglas County. ZIP code 61956. 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. 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.
