Mount Zion, IL Weather Forecast
Macon County, Illinois
Live radar, warnings and storm tracking for Mount Zion, with free alerts the moment it counts.
The next few hours
Taller, warmer bars mean heavier rain. Dotted means no reading for that hour.
Hour by hour
Sunrise and sunset
Next five days, scored 0 to 100The first day or two use the HRRR and NBM cloud layers. Later days only have total cloud, so treat them as a rough guide.
Know when sunset at this place will be worth a photo
We score every sunrise and sunset here from the cloud, haze and smoke forecast, and let you know when one is likely to light up. Sunrise the evening before, sunset a few hours ahead.
Seven-day outlook
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Mount Zion, IL at a glance
Mount Zion is home to about 5,878 people in Macon County, across 4.3 square miles. It ranks 301st by population of 441 places in Illinois with a forecast here. The nearest neighbour with its own forecast is Decatur, 6 miles away.
- County
- Macon County
- Population
- 5,878 2023 est.
- Land area
- 4.3 sq mi
- People per sq mi
- 1,378
- Forecast point
- 39.7840°N, 88.8850°W
How well can the network see Mount Zion?
The nearest Doppler radar is KILX (Lincoln, IL), to the NW. Its lowest scan passes about 2,200 ft above Mount Zion. Close enough to see rotation in the low part of a storm, where tornadoes form. Mount Zion is closer to its radar than 63% of US cities.
The closest weather station is KDEC (Decatur Arpt). Close enough that its readings are the conditions in town.
Forecasts near Mount Zion
- Decatur, IL6 mi
- Forsyth, IL11 mi
- Sullivan, IL20 mi
- Monticello, IL24 mi
- Clinton, IL25 mi
- Shelbyville, IL26 mi
- Taylorville, IL27 mi
- Pana, IL29 mi
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