Ava, Illinois Weather
Ava, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Ava, Jackson County.
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About Ava, Illinois
Ava rests in the rolling terrain of southern Illinois, where the land begins its gentle swell towards the Shawnee Hills. It lies 40.3 miles north of Cape Girardeau, MO (from Cape Girardeau, MO: bearing 2°T), and is situated 18.8 miles north-west of Carbondale. The sky here often stretches wide and pale, a canvas for clouds that drift with the slow deliberation of summer afternoons. Small farms, marked by weathered barns and fields of corn and soybeans, punctuate the landscape, their green and gold hues softening into hazy blues and purples as the distant hills rise like sleeping giants. The air, especially after a rain, carries the clean scent of damp earth and growing things, a fragrance that clings to the winding county roads. This is a place where the echoes of coal mining, a once-dominant force, still resonate, though the seams have long since been played out, leaving behind a quiet industry rooted in agriculture and the resilience of its people. The local economy, a steady pulse rather than a roaring engine, is tied to the bounty of the land and the small businesses that serve the surrounding farms and families. Ava’s history is etched into the very character of its inhabitants, a blend of practical determination and a quiet appreciation for the enduring beauty of their corner of the world, a charm that unfolds unhurriedly for those who take the time to notice.
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| Location | Ava, Jackson County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 37.888385°N, 89.494817°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62907 |
| Area Code | 618 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Ava, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ava, 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 Ava includes coordinates 37.888385°N, 89.494817°W, situated in Jackson County. ZIP code 62907. 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.
