Blairsville, Illinois Weather
Blairsville, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Blairsville, Williamson County.
Full aviation weather for Blairsville is published on the Veterans Airport of Southern Illinois (KMWA) page, 12 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 Blairsville 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 Blairsville: Southern Illinois Airport (KMDH) 12 km · Benton Municipal Airport (KH96) 27 km · Pinckneyville Du Quoin Airport (KPJY) 28 km · Harrisburg-Raleigh Airport (KHSB) 50 km
Conditions reported at KMWA describe the airfield itself. Weather 12 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Blairsville specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Blairsville.
About Blairsville, Illinois
Blairsville rests in a low, gentle fold of Southern Illinois, where the land, once carved by glaciers, now rolls with a soft, green persistence. It lies 41.1 miles north-north-east of Cape Girardeau, MO (from Cape Girardeau, MO: bearing 32°T), and is situated 7.7 miles north-east of Carbondale. The air here, especially after a rain, carries the rich, damp scent of turned earth and the faintest hint of coal dust, a ghost of the region’s past. Mature oak and maple trees, their branches reaching wide, offer shade over the modest homes, and the quiet streets seem to absorb the low hum of cicadas in the summer heat. Little creeks, mere whispers of water most of the year, thread through the landscape, their banks thick with wild phlox and tenacious Queen Anne’s lace, reflecting the sky in their shallow pools. This corner of Williamson County was shaped by the relentless industry of coal mining, a history that still whispers in the quietude of Blairsville. Though the deep seams have long since been exhausted, the legacy of those who toiled beneath the surface remains, etched into the character of the place and the memories of its families. The local economy, once dominated by the black gold, now leans more towards agriculture and the quiet ebb and flow of a community that values its roots. The nearest significant waterway, the Big Muddy River, lies a short drive away, a broader artery of water that has always dictated the flow of life in this part of the state, its presence a constant, subtle reminder of nature's enduring power.
Live animated radar for Blairsville 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 | Blairsville, Williamson County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 37.811161°N, 89.12369°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62859, 62918 |
| Area Code | 618 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Blairsville, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Blairsville, 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 Blairsville includes coordinates 37.811161°N, 89.123690°W, situated in Williamson County. ZIP code 62859, 62918. 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. 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.
