West Point, Illinois Weather
West Point, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for West Point, Hancock County.
Full aviation weather for West Point is published on the Keokuk Municipal Airport (KEOK) page, 31 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 Point 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 Point: Quincy Regional Airport Baldwin Field (KUIN) 35 km · Mount Sterling Municipal Airport (KI63) 44 km · Lewis County Regional Airport (K6M6) 44 km · Fort Madison Municipal Airport (KFSW) 47 km · Kahoka Municipal Airport (K0H7) 48 km
Conditions reported at KEOK describe the airfield itself. Weather 31 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at West Point specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for West Point.
About West Point, Illinois
West Point lies etched into the rolling, fertile ground of western Illinois, a quiet settlement where the land itself seems to breathe with a slow, steady rhythm. It lies 25.1 miles north-north-east of Quincy, IL (from Quincy, IL: bearing 28°T), and is situated 6.5 miles west-north-west of Bowen. The fields, a patchwork of gold and green depending on the season, stretch out under a sky that can shift from the softest robin's egg blue to the bruised purples of an approaching storm, the air carrying the clean scent of turned earth and distant hay. Here, the landscape is not dramatic, but possesses a deep, unassuming beauty, a gentle rise and fall that guides the eye towards the horizon, where the trees of the timberline stand like sentinels against the open expanse. The houses of West Point are scattered, some clustered in a small, unhurried core, others standing alone amidst the cultivated fields, their porches often catching the slanted light of late afternoon. The history of West Point is tied to the abundant soil and the westward expansion, a place where families put down roots and built lives farming the rich loam that characterizes this part of Hancock County. The local economy remains anchored in agriculture, with corn and soybeans dominating the vast fields that surround the hamlet, their stalks rustling in the summer breeze like whispered secrets. While no grand monuments or bustling attractions define West Point, its charm lies in its enduring simplicity and the quiet strength of its residents, a community that has weathered the changing tides of time by holding fast to the land. The occasional rumble of a tractor passing on a gravel road or the distant call of a crow are the most common sounds, punctuating the peaceful quiet that settles over West Point as dusk begins to paint the western sky.
Live animated radar for West Point 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.
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| Location | West Point, Hancock County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 40.255046°N, 91.182642°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62916, 62380 |
| Area Code | 618, 217 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This West Point, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for West Point, 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 Point includes coordinates 40.255046°N, 91.182642°W, situated in Hancock County. ZIP code 62916, 62380. Telephone area code: 618, 217. 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.
