Volo, Illinois Weather
Volo, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Volo, Lake County.
Full aviation weather for Volo is published on the Campbell Airport (KC81) page, 8 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 Volo 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 Volo: Lake in the Hills Airport (K3CK) 18 km · Galt Field (K10C) 19 km · Camp Lake Airport (K49C) 22 km · Grand Geneva Resort Airport (KC02) 37 km · Dacy Airport (K0C0) 39 km
Conditions reported at KC81 describe the airfield itself. Weather 8 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Volo specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Volo, Illinois
Volo rests on land that remembers the slow crawl of glaciers, a landscape of gentle swells and fertile soil that has always been a generous giver. It lies 5.1 miles south-west of Round Lake Beach, IL (from Round Lake Beach, IL: bearing 232°T), and is situated 9.6 miles north-east of Crystal Lake. The sky here often feels vast, stretching wide above fields that yield their bounty to the sun. Water, too, is a constant presence, not in roaring rivers, but in the quiet glint of ponds and the slow, deliberate flow of streams that feed the larger lakes of the region. The air itself carries a certain stillness, broken only by the distant hum of traffic or the calls of unseen birds that flit through the scattered woodlands bordering the farmlands. In the twilight, the light softens, painting the cultivated fields in hues of amber and rose, a quiet beauty that settles over Volo as the day draws to a close. The history of Volo is bound to the land’s capacity to sustain, a story of farmers who worked this earth and of the small businesses that grew alongside them, providing the goods and services for a life lived close to the soil. While it may not boast grand monuments, Volo’s character is etched in the familiar shapes of barns and silos, and the steady, dependable pulse of its local economy, which has long relied on agriculture and the quiet enterprise of its residents. The nearby Chain o' Lakes offers a different kind of life, a watery playground that draws visitors seeking recreation and a connection to the natural world, adding another layer to the distinct identity of Volo.
Live animated radar for Volo 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 | Volo, Lake County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 42.326133°N, 88.167861°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 60073, 60020 |
| Area Code | 312, 773 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Volo, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Volo, 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 Volo includes coordinates 42.326133°N, 88.167861°W, situated in Lake County. ZIP code 60073, 60020. Telephone area code: 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.
