Warsaw, Illinois Weather
Warsaw, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Warsaw, Hancock County.
Flight conditions near Warsaw. Data source: locating…
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Warsaw.
About Warsaw, Illinois
Warsaw, Illinois, rests against the broad, sweeping curve of the Mississippi River, a place where the land spills gently towards the water. It lies 29.3 miles north of Quincy, IL (from Quincy, IL: bearing 357°T), and is situated 3.7 miles south-west of Keokuk. The terrain here is a study in soft contours, rolling hills that have been sculpted by millennia of wind and water, their slopes often cloaked in the deep green of summer fields or the rust and gold of autumn. Elm trees, their branches reaching wide like benevolent arms, shade the older houses, and the air itself seems to carry a certain quietude, a palpable sense of being on the edge of something vast and ancient. Even on a bright day, the river casts a cool, reflective light, and the distant hum of barges offers a low, steady counterpoint to the chirping of unseen birds. This stretch of the Mississippi has been a highway for centuries, and Warsaw's own story is deeply entwined with its currents. Founded in the mid-19th century, it grew as a river port, a place where goods and travelers flowed, and the economy naturally revolved around the commerce of the water. While the steamboat era has long passed, the echoes of that robust past remain, evident in the sturdy brick buildings that line Main Street, their facades bearing the patina of countless seasons. Today, agriculture remains a cornerstone of the surrounding region, with the fertile bottomlands producing abundant crops, and the river continues to be a vital artery for transportation, a constant reminder of Warsaw's enduring connection to the flow of the nation.
Live animated radar for Warsaw 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 | Warsaw, Hancock County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 40.359211°N, 91.434598°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62379 |
| Area Code | 217 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Warsaw, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Warsaw, 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 Warsaw includes coordinates 40.359211°N, 91.434598°W, situated in Hancock County. ZIP code 62379. 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.
