Bluford, Illinois Weather
Bluford, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Bluford, Jefferson County.
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About Bluford, Illinois
Bluford lies in a land of broad, cultivated fields that stretch towards a horizon often softened by a hazy, humid air. It lies 50.6 miles west-north-west of Posey, IN (from Posey, IN: bearing 297°T), and is situated 9.7 miles east of Mount Vernon. The terrain here is gently rolling, a subtle rise and fall that hints at the underlying bedrock and the patient work of water over millennia. Oak and hickory trees, their branches reaching wide, punctuate the landscape, offering shade and a sense of enduring presence. The roads are straight lines across the land, connecting farmsteads and the quiet heart of the village, a place where the summer sun can feel immense and the winter wind can blow with an honest, unvarnished force. The story of Bluford is written in the earth and the enduring spirit of its people, a history deeply tied to the agricultural bounty of Jefferson County. For generations, the land has yielded corn and soybeans, a steady rhythm of planting and harvest that underpins the local economy. Coal mining, though less dominant now, left its mark, a reminder of the resourcefulness that has always characterized this region. The nearby Rend Lake offers a broader canvas for recreation, a place where the quiet expanse of water reflects the vast Illinois sky, and where the echoes of past industries can be heard in the rustle of the reeds, a subtle testament to the enduring resilience of Bluford.
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| Location | Bluford, Jefferson County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 38.330882°N, 88.725891°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62814 |
| Area Code | 618 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Bluford, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bluford, 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 Bluford includes coordinates 38.330882°N, 88.725891°W, situated in Jefferson County. ZIP code 62814. 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.
