Cahokia Heights, Illinois Weather
Cahokia Heights, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Cahokia Heights, St. Clair County.
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About Cahokia Heights, Illinois
Cahokia Heights rises from the low-lying lands where the Mississippi River’s broad shoulders have shaped the terrain for millennia. It lies 3.9 miles south of Saint Louis, MO (from Saint Louis, MO: bearing 174°T), and is situated 3.9 miles south of St. Louis. The land here is a mosaic of subtle swells and flat expanses, a stage set for the confluence of water and earth, where the air often carries the damp scent of fertile soil and distant industrial hum. Mounds, both ancient and modern, punctuate the horizon, some barely discernible as whispers of the past, others more pronounced, like weathered knuckles pushing through the green. The sky above Cahokia Heights can stretch into an immense, pale blue canvas, especially after a rain, when the light seems to filter through a thin veil of moisture, softening the edges of the world. The echoes of a vibrant past resonate through Cahokia Heights, a place whose very name conjures images of the great Cahokian civilization that once thrived on these very grounds, leaving behind enigmatic earthen monuments. Later, the bounty of the surrounding agricultural plains drew settlers, their lives intrinsically tied to the fertile river bottoms that continue to sustain a local economy rooted in farming and the processing of its yield. More recently, the shadow of industry has also fallen here, with manufacturing and logistics playing a significant role, shaping the character of the community and the livelihoods of its people. The rhythm of Cahokia Heights is one of quiet persistence, a blend of agricultural heritage and industrial present, where the broad sweep of history is felt in the texture of the land and the enduring spirit of its inhabitants.
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| Location | Cahokia Heights, St. Clair County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 38.570776°N, 90.18987°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62206, 62207 |
| Area Code | 217 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Cahokia Heights, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cahokia Heights, 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 Cahokia Heights includes coordinates 38.570776°N, 90.189870°W, situated in St. Clair County. ZIP code 62206, 62207. Telephone area code: 217. 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.
