Bartelso, Illinois Weather
Bartelso, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Bartelso, Clinton County.
Full aviation weather for Bartelso is published on the Scott AFB/Midamerica Airport (KBLV) page, 32 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. 6 airfields within reach of Bartelso 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 Bartelso: Centralia Municipal Airport (KENL) 33 km · Greenville Airport (KGRE) 34 km · Salem–Leckrone Airport (KSLO) 45 km · Sparta Community Airport - Hunter Field (KSAR) 48 km · Vandalia Municipal Airport (KVLA) 57 km
Conditions reported at KBLV describe the airfield itself. Weather 32 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Bartelso specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Bartelso.
About Bartelso, Illinois
Bartelso unfolds across a gentle swell of Illinois earth, where fields of corn and soybeans stretch towards a horizon often softened by a hazy, sun-drenched sky. It lies 24.3 miles east of O'Fallon, IL (from O'Fallon, IL: bearing 99°T), and is situated 6.1 miles south-south-east of Breese. The land here is a study in muted greens and golds, punctuated by the stoic lines of farmhouses and the occasional glint of corrugated metal on a barn. Air, thick with the scent of turned soil and distant woodsmoke, carries the low drone of cicadas in the summer and the sharp, clean bite of frost in the autumn. The roads, mostly gravel or asphalt worn smooth by countless seasons, wind with the land's natural contours, leading past weathered fences and groves of oak and maple that offer fleeting shade. Even the silence in Bartelso feels substantial, a presence woven from the vastness of the prairie and the quiet industry of its inhabitants. This is a place where the echoes of German immigrants, who first cultivated these fertile grounds, still resonate in the names of families and the enduring faith of its people. The local economy, tethered to the bounty of the surrounding farmland, sees its rhythm dictated by the planting and harvesting cycles, a dependable pulse that has sustained Bartelso for generations. While no grand monuments mark its landscape, the unassuming presence of St. Cecilia Catholic Church, its steeple a familiar beacon against the wide sky, speaks to the enduring heart of the community. Life here moves with a deliberate grace, a quiet strength drawn from the land and the shared history of those who have called Bartelso home.
Live animated radar for Bartelso 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.
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| Location | Bartelso, Clinton County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 38.536438°N, 89.466474°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62218 |
| Area Code | 217 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Bartelso, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bartelso, 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 Bartelso includes coordinates 38.536438°N, 89.466474°W, situated in Clinton County. ZIP code 62218. 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.
