Buncombe, Illinois Weather
Buncombe, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Buncombe, Johnson County.
Full aviation weather for Buncombe is published on the Veterans Airport of Southern Illinois (KMWA) page, 31 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 Buncombe 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 Buncombe: Metropolis Municipal Airport (KM30) 38 km · Southern Illinois Airport (KMDH) 42 km · Barkley Regional Airport (KPAH) 49 km · Cairo Regional Airport (KCIR) 50 km · Harrisburg-Raleigh Airport (KHSB) 53 km
Conditions reported at KMWA describe the airfield itself. Weather 31 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Buncombe specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Buncombe.
About Buncombe, Illinois
Buncombe lies low in the rolling folds of southern Illinois, where the land begins its slow, deliberate descent towards the confluence of great rivers. It lies 31.8 miles east-north-east of Cape Girardeau, MO (from Cape Girardeau, MO: bearing 69°T), and is situated 5.8 miles north-west of Vienna. Here, the terrain is a study in soft contours, a gentle rise and fall of earth that has been shaped by millennia of water and wind. Dense stands of oak and hickory climb the slopes, their branches interlacing to form a dappled canopy that filters the sunlight into shifting patterns on the forest floor. Creeks, mere whispers of water for much of the year, carve shallow beds through the clay soil, their banks often lined with the stubborn tenacity of wild roses and sumac. The air itself carries a damp, earthy fragrance, a mingling of decaying leaves and the promise of coming rain. The history of Buncombe is not etched in grand monuments, but rather in the quiet persistence of the land and its people. For generations, the economy here has been tied to the soil, to the cultivation of corn and soybeans that stretch across the cleared fields like a rumpled quilt. The rhythm of planting and harvest dictates the pulse of life in Buncombe, a steady beat that has echoed through families who have worked this ground. Old farmsteads, weathered by sun and storm, stand as silent witnesses to the enduring spirit of those who have called this place home, their paint peeling like sunburnt skin. The nearest significant waterway, the Big Muddy River, lies a short distance to the west, a sluggish brown serpent that has long been a vital artery for commerce and a quiet, constant presence in the lives of those who live near its banks.
Live animated radar for Buncombe 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 | Buncombe, Johnson County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 37.47144°N, 88.977015°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62912 |
| Area Code | 618 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Buncombe, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Buncombe, 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 Buncombe includes coordinates 37.471440°N, 88.977015°W, situated in Johnson County. ZIP code 62912. 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.
