Westervelt, Illinois Weather
Westervelt, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Westervelt, Shelby County.
Full aviation weather for Westervelt is published on the Decatur Airport (KDEC) page, 40 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. 5 airfields within reach of Westervelt 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 Westervelt: Taylorville Municipal Airport (KTAZ) 40 km · Coles County Memorial Airport (KMTO) 50 km · Effingham County Memorial Airport (K1H2) 54 km · Tuscola Airport (KK96) 58 km
Conditions reported at KDEC describe the airfield itself. Weather 40 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Westervelt specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Westervelt.
About Westervelt, Illinois
Westervelt lies amidst the expansive, gently rolling terrain of Shelby County, where the land itself seems to exhale a quiet patience. It lies 25.5 miles south of Decatur, IL (from Decatur, IL: bearing 169°T), and is situated 6.3 miles north-west of Shelbyville. Broad fields, a patchwork quilt of growing things, stretch towards horizons that rarely find a sharp interruption, save for the occasional stand of mature oak or the distant, hazy silhouette of a grain silo. The air here, especially as the sun begins its slow descent, often carries the mingled scents of turned earth, drying hay, and the subtle sweetness of ripening corn, a fragrance that speaks of deep, enduring cultivation. The sky above Westervelt is a vast canvas, prone to dramatic displays of cloud formations that drift with a grandeur befitting the open country, and at twilight, the light can soften to a luminous, almost ethereal glow, painting the landscape in hues of rose and lavender. The history of Westervelt is deeply entwined with the agricultural pulse of this region, its origins rooted in the fertile soil that has sustained generations of farming families. For decades, the economy here has been shaped by the rhythm of planting and harvest, with corn and soybeans forming the backbone of local prosperity, their golden and green abundance a constant testament to the land's generosity. While modern life brings its own currents of change, a palpable sense of continuity persists, a quiet understanding that the present is built upon the steady, practical efforts of those who came before. The distinctive character of Westervelt is found not in grand monuments, but in the enduring spirit of its people, who have learned to thrive in a place where the most profound beauty often lies in the simple, honest contours of the land and the predictable passage of the seasons.
Live animated radar for Westervelt 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 | Westervelt, Shelby County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 39.478928°N, 88.861741°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62565 |
| Area Code | 217 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Westervelt, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Westervelt, 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 Westervelt includes coordinates 39.478928°N, 88.861741°W, situated in Shelby County. ZIP code 62565. 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. 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.
