Walnut, Illinois Weather
Walnut, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Walnut, Tazewell County.
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About Walnut, Illinois
Walnut rests in a landscape sculpted by the slow, persistent work of glaciers, where the land gently rolls and opens to the vast Illinois sky. It lies 15.3 miles east-south-east of Pekin, IL (from Pekin, IL: bearing 112°T), and is situated 7.0 miles east-south-east of Tremont. The fields, a patchwork of greens and golds depending on the season, stretch towards horizons softened by the haze of distance, broken only by the occasional stand of mature trees or the glint of a distant farmhouse. Even the air here seems to carry a subtle clarity, a crispness that sharpens the senses and lends a quiet dignity to the unfolding days. In the late afternoon, the sun often casts a warm, buttery light across the cultivated earth, a comforting benediction on the fertile soil. The history of Walnut is deeply entwined with the agricultural heartland of Illinois, a place where the cultivation of crops has long been the lifeblood of its residents. Early settlers, drawn by the rich prairie soil, established a community that has since thrived on the dedication of its people. While not a large metropolis, Walnut has sustained itself through the resilient spirit of its inhabitants, its economy rooted in the bounty of the land. The rhythm of life here is measured not by the frantic pulse of industry, but by the steady turning of the seasons and the dependable cycles of farming, fostering a sense of enduring connection to the earth.
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| Location | Walnut, Tazewell County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 40.483928°N, 89.371482°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 61755, 61376 |
| Area Code | 309, 815 |
| Page generated | July 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, 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 Walnut includes coordinates 40.483928°N, 89.371482°W, situated in Tazewell 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. 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.
