Walnut, Illinois Weather
Walnut, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Walnut, Bureau County.
Full aviation weather for Walnut is published on the Whiteside County Airport - Joseph H Bittorf Field (KSQI) page, 22 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 Walnut 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 Walnut: Dixon Municipal Charles R. Walgreen Field (KC73) 33 km · Illinois Valley Regional Airport Walter A Duncan Field (KVYS) 43 km · Bresson Airport (KC82) 47 km · Kewanee Municipal Airport (KEZI) 50 km · Ogle County Airport (KC55) 56 km
Conditions reported at KSQI describe the airfield itself. Weather 22 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Walnut specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Walnut, Illinois
Walnut rests within the broad sweep of Bureau County, Illinois, where the land unfolds in gentle, fertile plains, broken here and there by the subtle rise and fall of glacial till. It lies 47.7 miles east of Bettendorf, IA (from Bettendorf, IA: bearing 87°T), and is situated 6.9 miles west of Ohio. The sky above is a vast canvas, stretching from horizon to horizon, often painted with dramatic cloud formations that drift on the prairie wind. Fields of corn and soybeans, a rich, earthy green in the summer and a sun-bleached gold in the autumn, stretch in ordered rows, defining the landscape with their unwavering geometry. The air, especially in the early morning or late afternoon, carries a clean, crisp quality, tinged with the scent of turned soil and distant woodsmoke. Life here moves with a steady, deliberate pace, a quiet hum of activity that seems to resonate with the agricultural heartbeat of the region. The history of Walnut is deeply entwined with the agricultural bounty of this land, its founding rooted in the promise of fertile soil and open skies. For generations, families have worked these fields, their lives shaped by the seasons and the dependable rhythm of planting and harvest. The local economy, while diversified to some extent, still finds its strongest anchor in the cultivation of crops and the livestock that graze on the surrounding pastures. The distinctive character of Walnut is not marked by grand monuments but by a quiet resilience and a strong sense of community, a place where neighbors know each other's names and lend a hand when needed. The simple, sturdy architecture of its homes and businesses speaks to a practical heritage, a testament to the enduring spirit of those who have called this prairie land home.
Live animated radar for Walnut 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Walnut, Bureau County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 41.556701°N, 89.593432°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 61755, 61376 |
| Area Code | 309, 815 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Walnut, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Walnut, 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 Walnut includes coordinates 41.556701°N, 89.593432°W, situated in Bureau County. ZIP code 61755, 61376. Telephone area code: 309, 815. 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.
