Mercer County, IL — Severe Weather & Radar

No active severe-weather warnings for Mercer County, IL right now. Live radar is below — set up alerts to get warned the moment one is issued.

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Severe-weather outlook

General (non-severe) thunderstorms are possible in Mercer County, ILtoday, per the Storm Prediction Center's Day 1 outlook.

3-day forecast

Today
Overcast
80° / 57°
5% precip
Tomorrow
Overcast
82° / 68°
15% precip
Thursday
Clear
81° / 62°
1% precip

Forecast via Open-Meteo.

When is severe weather most likely near Mercer?

Around Mercer County and the Midwest, severe weather is most active from April through June.

The main threats are damaging thunderstorm winds — including widespread, long-lived derechos — along with large hail and tornadoes.

Based on long-term NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center climatology.

In Mercer County, IL

Mercer County, IL has an estimated 16,000 residents, plus 1 hospitals, 2 nursing homes, 8 schools that could be in a storm's path. Atmostorm shows which of them fall inside an active warning polygon.

Emergency-management view: who & what is in the warned path →

Nearby areas

Live radar and active alerts for places near Mercer:

Not an official source — always confirm with the National Weather Service at weather.gov. Data aggregated from NWS/SPC. Facility and population figures are decision-support estimates.