Altamont, Illinois Weather
Altamont, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for Altamont, Effingham County.
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About Altamont, Illinois
Altamont lies in the heart of a land where the horizon stretches with a patient, verdant embrace. It lies 54.9 miles south-south-east of Decatur, IL (from Decatur, IL: bearing 168°T), and is situated 5.9 miles east-north-east of Saint Elmo. The terrain here is a gentle breathing of rolling fields, the rich, dark soil of Illinois loam giving way to stands of oak and maple that provide a soft punctuation to the open sky. In the late afternoon, the sun casts long, slanted shadows that pool and lengthen across the cultivated expanses, a quiet spectacle of light and earth. The air itself often carries the clean, sweet scent of growing things, a subtle perfume that speaks of the land's enduring fertility. This place, Altamont, was born from the ambition of the railroad, a ribbon of iron that brought with it settlers and the promise of commerce. Its economy has long been tethered to the bounty of the surrounding farmland, where corn and soybeans rise in orderly rows, forming a patchwork quilt under the vast prairie sky. Generations have worked this ground, their lives shaped by the seasons and the dependable rhythm of agricultural life. Though the landscape itself is understated, its history is etched in the quiet perseverance of its people and the enduring appeal of its unassuming character, a place where the echoes of the past are felt in the steady hum of everyday existence.
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| Location | Altamont, Effingham County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 39.061988°N, 88.748111°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62035, 62411 |
| Area Code | 309, 217 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Altamont, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Altamont, 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 Altamont includes coordinates 39.061988°N, 88.748111°W, situated in Effingham County. ZIP code 62035, 62411. Telephone area code: 309, 217. 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.
