Alma, Illinois Weather
Alma, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Alma, Marion County.
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About Alma, Illinois
Alma rests in a gently rolling landscape, where the rich, dark soil of southern Illinois yields to the sky in broad, cultivated fields. It lies 54.8 miles east of O'Fallon, IL (from O'Fallon, IL: bearing 80°T), and is situated 6.8 miles north-north-east of Salem. The air here, especially in the late afternoons of summer, carries the sweet, earthy scent of ripening corn and the fainter, metallic tang of distant machinery. Farmhouses, often painted in shades of white or a faded barn red, punctuate the green expanse, their silos reaching like stoic sentinels toward the vast, ever-shifting clouds. Roads, mostly unpaved or simply graded gravel, wind their way between these agricultural canvases, disappearing into the dappled shade of roadside trees that lean in as if sharing secrets. The horizon is a soft, unbroken line, a perpetual invitation to gaze outward. The history of Alma is intrinsically tied to the agricultural bounty of this region, a story of settlers who saw in this fertile ground the promise of sustenance and a good life. For generations, the economy of Alma has been rooted in the land, with families tending to crops and livestock, their lives a steady rhythm dictated by the seasons. While no grand monuments mark its past, the enduring spirit of the pioneers is palpable in the quiet persistence of its people and the careful stewardship of their farms. Local traditions, though perhaps unwritten, are carried in the shared understanding of harvest festivals and community gatherings, a subtle but vital pulse that keeps Alma connected to its heritage.
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| Location | Alma, Marion County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 38.721715°N, 88.909224°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62807 |
| Area Code | 618 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Alma, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Alma, Illinois, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 Alma includes coordinates 38.721715°N, 88.909224°W, situated in Marion County. ZIP code 62807. Telephone area code: 618. Timezone: Central Time (America/Chicago).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.
