Brighton, Illinois Weather
Brighton, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Brighton, Macoupin County.
Full aviation weather for Brighton is published on the St Louis Regional Airport (KALN) page, 18 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 Brighton 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 Brighton: St Charles County Regional Airport/Smartt Field (KSET) 28 km · St. Louis Lambert International Airport (KSTL) 38 km · Zelmer Memorial Airpark Inc Airport (K5K1) 44 km · Creve Coeur Airport (K1H0) 47 km · St Louis Downtown Airport (KCPS) 52 km
Conditions reported at KALN describe the airfield itself. Weather 18 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Brighton specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Brighton, Illinois
Brighton in Macoupin County breathes the quiet dignity of the Illinois prairie, a landscape where the horizon stretches vast and unbroken, kissed by a sky that shifts from the pale blue of morning to the bruised purples of approaching twilight. It lies 10.6 miles north-north-east of Alton, IL (from Alton, IL: bearing 13°T), and is situated 6.3 miles north-north-east of Godfrey. Rolling farmland, a patchwork of emerald corn and golden soy, defines the immediate surroundings, giving way to the gentle rise and fall of the terrain. Here, the air carries the scent of turned earth and the distant hum of cicadas in the summer heat, a constant reminder of the land's enduring generosity and the steady, determined spirit of those who cultivate it. Even the shadows cast by the scattered trees seem to possess a certain weight, a quiet contemplation that settles over the fields as the sun dips low. The history of Brighton is as deeply rooted as the sturdy oaks that occasionally punctuate the fields, a story shaped by the agricultural bounty of this region and the resilience of its people. Established in the mid-19th century, its economy has long been tethered to the fertile soil, with generations of families working the land to feed the nation. While farming remains the lifeblood, the quiet hum of local businesses along Main Street offers a glimpse into a community that values connection and a steady pace of life. The echoes of past endeavors, perhaps a hint of the railroad that once spurred its growth or the small industries that supported its families, linger in the character of Brighton, a place that understands the value of hard work and the quiet beauty of a life lived close to the earth.
Live animated radar for Brighton 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Brighton, Macoupin County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 39.039769°N, 90.140664°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62012 |
| Area Code | 309 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Brighton, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Brighton, 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 Brighton includes coordinates 39.039769°N, 90.140664°W, situated in Macoupin County. ZIP code 62012. Telephone area code: 309. 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.
