Buckner, Illinois Weather
Buckner, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Buckner, Franklin County.
Full aviation weather for Buckner is published on the Benton Municipal Airport (KH96) page, 8 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 Buckner 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 Buckner: Veterans Airport of Southern Illinois (KMWA) 26 km · Pinckneyville Du Quoin Airport (KPJY) 30 km · Southern Illinois Airport (KMDH) 31 km · Mount Vernon Outland Airport (KMVN) 40 km · Harrisburg-Raleigh Airport (KHSB) 45 km
Conditions reported at KH96 describe the airfield itself. Weather 8 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Buckner specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Buckner.
About Buckner, Illinois
Buckner rests in the gentle embrace of southern Illinois, where the land begins to roll with a soft, persistent grace. It lies 54.3 miles north-north-east of Cape Girardeau, MO (from Cape Girardeau, MO: bearing 30°T), and is situated 7.5 miles north-west of West Frankfort. Oak and hickory trees, their branches reaching like patient hands, dominate the scattered woodlands that punctuate the cultivated fields. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries a scent of damp earth and ripening corn, a subtle perfume that speaks of the growing season. Creeks, shallow and clear, carve meandering paths through the terrain, their banks often lined with a dense undergrowth of ferns and wild roses, hinting at the unseen life that thrives in these quiet hollows. The horizon, a soft smudge of green and blue, offers a sense of expansive possibility, even within the confines of this particular valley. The history of Buckner is deeply entwined with the rich seams of coal that once pulsed beneath its soil, a legacy that shaped its early character and economy. For decades, the rhythmic clang of mining equipment was the town's steady heartbeat, a sound that drew families and fostered a strong sense of community forged in shared labor and the deep, dark earth. Though the mines have long since fallen silent, their presence is still felt in the stoic faces of some of the older residents and in the very topography of the land, which bears the subtle scars of its industrious past. Today, the economy of Buckner is a quieter affair, relying on agriculture and the resilience of its people, who continue to cultivate the land with a similar, if less boisterous, dedication. The community finds its distinctiveness not in grand monuments, but in the enduring spirit of its inhabitants and the quiet persistence of life unfolding under the broad Illinois sky.
Live animated radar for Buckner 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 | Buckner, Franklin County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 37.983106°N, 89.016184°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62819 |
| Area Code | 618 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Buckner, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Buckner, 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 Buckner includes coordinates 37.983106°N, 89.016184°W, situated in Franklin County. ZIP code 62819. 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.
