Alexander, Illinois Weather
Alexander, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Alexander, Morgan County.
Full aviation weather for Alexander is published on the Jacksonville Municipal Airport (KIJX) page, 18 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 Alexander 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 Alexander: Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport (KSPI) 34 km · Zelmer Memorial Airpark Inc Airport (K5K1) 34 km · Greater Beardstown Airport (KK06) 42 km · Havana Regional Airport (K9I0) 55 km
Conditions reported at KIJX describe the airfield itself. Weather 18 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Alexander specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Alexander.
About Alexander, Illinois
Alexander rests in a landscape that breathes the open sky, a gentle swell of Illinois prairie giving way to the fertile embrace of the land. It lies 21.6 miles west-south-west of Springfield, IL (from Springfield, IL: bearing 256°T), and is situated 6.8 miles west of New Berlin. Here, the horizon is a perpetual invitation, stretching toward distant stands of oak and hickory that break the vast, cultivated expanse. The air, particularly as the sun begins its slow descent, carries the scent of turned earth and the faint, sweet perfume of ripening corn, a fragrance that settles over the quiet streets like a benediction. The houses, often painted in muted tones that echo the muted greens and golds of the fields, seem to hunker down against the wind, their porches waiting for the evening cool. The story of Alexander is etched in the soil, a testament to the enduring spirit of agriculture that has shaped this corner of Morgan County for generations. Its economy has always been tied to the bounty of the fields, the rhythm of planting and harvest dictating the pulse of life here. While the railroad once ran through, a vital artery of commerce, its ghost now whispers through the quietude, a reminder of busier days. Today, the character of Alexander is one of quiet resilience, a place where neighbors know each other by name and the simple act of watching the clouds drift across the immense sky is a profound pleasure.
Live animated radar for Alexander 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 | Alexander, Morgan County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 39.724493°N, 90.038168°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62601 |
| Area Code | 217 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Alexander, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Alexander, 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 Alexander includes coordinates 39.724493°N, 90.038168°W, situated in Morgan County. ZIP code 62601. 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.
