West Brooklyn, Illinois Weather
West Brooklyn, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for West Brooklyn, Lee County.
Full aviation weather for West Brooklyn is published on the Bresson Airport (KC82) page, 9 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 West Brooklyn 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 West Brooklyn: Rochelle Municipal Airport - Koritz Field (KRPJ) 23 km · Dixon Municipal Charles R. Walgreen Field (KC73) 29 km · Hinckley Airport (K0C2) 38 km · Illinois Valley Regional Airport Walter A Duncan Field (KVYS) 38 km · Ogle County Airport (KC55) 43 km
Conditions reported at KC82 describe the airfield itself. Weather 9 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at West Brooklyn specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for West Brooklyn.
About West Brooklyn, Illinois
West Brooklyn, Illinois, unfolds across the gently rolling plains of the American Midwest, a landscape defined by broad horizons and the cultivated geometry of agricultural fields. It lies 26.2 miles south-west of DeKalb, IL (from DeKalb, IL: bearing 231°T), and is situated 9.5 miles east of Amboy. The land here is a testament to patient human endeavor, where rich, dark soil stretches in expansive carpets of corn and soybeans, interrupted only by the occasional cluster of trees or the silvery glint of a distant watercourse. In the soft light of late afternoon, the stalks of corn stand like sentinels, their rustling a quiet murmur against the vast, deepening blue of the sky, and the air itself carries a clean, earthy scent, hinting at the fertile power of the earth. The character of West Brooklyn is one of quiet resilience, a place where life moves with a steady, unhurried cadence, reflecting the slow, dependable cycles of the land. The history of West Brooklyn is intrinsically tied to the agricultural heritage of the region, its origins rooted in the fertile prairie soil that promised sustenance and prosperity to early settlers. The local economy remains firmly anchored in farming, with generations of families tending the same fields, their livelihoods dependent on the bounty of the earth and the vagaries of the weather. While not a bustling metropolis, West Brooklyn possesses a distinct sense of place, a quiet pride in its enduring connection to the land and the traditions it has fostered. The rhythm of life here is dictated by the seasons, from the hopeful green shoots of spring to the golden harvest of autumn, each transition marked by a subtle shift in the atmosphere and the collective spirit of its inhabitants. The absence of grand monuments or bustling attractions is, in itself, a kind of distinctive feature, allowing the profound beauty of the open sky and the quiet dignity of the agricultural landscape to take center stage.
Live animated radar for West Brooklyn 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 | West Brooklyn, Lee County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 41.692809°N, 89.147035°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 61378 |
| Area Code | 815 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This West Brooklyn, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for West Brooklyn, 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 West Brooklyn includes coordinates 41.692809°N, 89.147035°W, situated in Lee County. ZIP code 61378. Telephone area code: 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.
