Waynesville, Illinois Weather
Waynesville, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Waynesville, De Witt County.
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About Waynesville, Illinois
Waynesville lies at the heart of DeWitt County, a place where the land itself seems to sigh with contentment under a vast Illinois sky. It lies 18.3 miles south-south-west of Bloomington, IL (from Bloomington, IL: bearing 202°T), and is situated 9.4 miles west-south-west of Heyworth. Rolling fields, a mosaic of ripening corn and soybeans, stretch towards horizons softened by the haze of late summer. The air, especially in the quiet hours before dawn, carries a clean, earthy scent, a testament to the rich loam that defines this agricultural heartland. Mature oak and maple trees, their branches thick with summer green, line the few streets that comprise Waynesville, offering dappled shade and a sense of enduring presence. The gentle slope of the land guides the eye outwards, suggesting a quiet, unhurried existence dictated by the seasons and the steady, dependable pulse of the earth. The history of Waynesville is deeply entwined with the fertile soil that surrounds it, its economy forever tethered to the bounty of the harvest. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of productive land, established a community that has since weathered economic shifts by remaining true to its agrarian roots. While modern machinery now hums across the fields, the spirit of self-reliance and community connection persists. The grain elevator, a familiar silhouette against the sky, stands as a quiet sentinel to the town’s enduring economic engine, a place where farmer and buyer meet. Children’s laughter echoes from the small park, a simple, well-loved space that speaks to the unpretentious character of Waynesville, a place where life unfolds with a quiet grace, anchored by the rhythm of the land.
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| Location | Waynesville, De Witt County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 40.238928°N, 89.123142°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 61778 |
| Area Code | 309 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Waynesville, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Waynesville, 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 Waynesville includes coordinates 40.238928°N, 89.123142°W, situated in De Witt County. ZIP code 61778. 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.
