Bunker Hill, Illinois Weather
Bunker Hill, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Bunker Hill, Macoupin County.
Full aviation weather for Bunker Hill is published on the St Louis Regional Airport (KALN) page, 19 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 Bunker Hill 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 Bunker Hill: Zelmer Memorial Airpark Inc Airport (K5K1) 42 km · St Charles County Regional Airport/Smartt Field (KSET) 43 km · St. Louis Lambert International Airport (KSTL) 49 km · Greenville Airport (KGRE) 55 km · St Louis Downtown Airport (KCPS) 55 km
Conditions reported at KALN describe the airfield itself. Weather 19 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Bunker Hill specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Bunker Hill.
About Bunker Hill, Illinois
Bunker Hill rests in the heart of Macoupin County, Illinois, a landscape sculpted by the patient hand of agriculture. It lies 16.0 miles north of Edwardsville, IL (from Edwardsville, IL: bearing 0°T), and is situated 8.9 miles west-north-west of Staunton. Rolling fields, a quilt of amber grain and verdant pasture, stretch towards horizons softened by the haze of summer heat, interrupted only by the stoic silhouettes of mature oak and maple trees standing sentinel along property lines. The air here, especially in the languid hours before dusk, carries the faint, sweet scent of ripening corn, a perfume that mingles with the earthy musk of soil recently turned. The terrain, generally level with a gentle swell here and there, offers broad vistas, allowing the sky to dominate, a vast canvas where clouds drift like slow-moving ships, painting ephemeral patterns on the land below. The story of Bunker Hill is deeply entwined with the rich loam that defines its existence, a narrative of generations who have coaxed sustenance from this fertile ground. Coal mining, a vigorous chapter in the region's past, once hummed beneath the surface, its echoes now fading, leaving behind a legacy of hard work and resilience that underpins the character of Bunker Hill. Today, the local economy is primarily driven by the bounty of the earth, with farms producing soybeans, corn, and raising livestock, their harvests contributing to the quiet prosperity of the community. The town itself, a collection of well-kept homes and businesses, maintains a comfortable, unhurried pace, where conversations often begin with the weather and the state of the crops, a testament to the enduring connection between its people and the land they call home.
Live animated radar for Bunker Hill 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 | Bunker Hill, Macoupin County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 39.042824°N, 89.951769°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62014 |
| Area Code | 309 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Bunker Hill, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bunker Hill, 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 Bunker Hill includes coordinates 39.042824°N, 89.951769°W, situated in Macoupin County. ZIP code 62014. 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.
