Carlinville, Illinois Weather
Carlinville, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Carlinville, Macoupin County.
Full aviation weather for Carlinville is published on the Zelmer Memorial Airpark Inc Airport (K5K1) 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. 3 airfields within reach of Carlinville 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 Carlinville: St Louis Regional Airport (KALN) 46 km · Taylorville Municipal Airport (KTAZ) 55 km
Conditions reported at K5K1 describe the airfield itself. Weather 18 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Carlinville specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Carlinville, Illinois
Carlinville unfolds across a landscape shaped by the fertile embrace of the prairie, its gentle swells and broad horizons hinting at the agricultural heart that beats beneath. It lies 31.4 miles north-north-east of Alton, IL (from Alton, IL: bearing 31°T), and is situated 14.2 miles west-north-west of Litchfield. The sky here often stretches in vast, uninterrupted arcs, a canvas for clouds that drift with a stately, unhurried grace, casting shifting mosaics of light and shadow across fields of ripening corn and soybeans. The air itself carries a certain cleanness, a subtle scent of turned earth and distant, blooming clover, particularly potent on the cusp of a summer evening. The very character of Carlinville seems to be etched into this open expanse, a quiet resilience born of dependence on the land and the predictable turning of the seasons. The history of Carlinville is deeply entwined with the veins of coal that once pulsed beneath its surface, a legacy that shaped its early economy and brought a robust, industrious spirit to the community. For generations, the rhythm of life here was dictated by the demands of mining, a chapter now largely past but still whispered in the architecture and the enduring pride of its people. Today, the agricultural bounty of Macoupin County continues to be a cornerstone, with the rich soil supporting a diversity of crops that feed not just the local markets but reach far beyond. A distinctive landmark, the magnificent courthouse, stands as a stately monument to its past and present, its imposing presence a reminder of the civic spirit that has long guided Carlinville.
Live animated radar for Carlinville 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 | Carlinville, Macoupin County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 39.27977°N, 89.881766°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62626 |
| Area Code | 217 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Carlinville, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Carlinville, 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 Carlinville includes coordinates 39.279770°N, 89.881766°W, situated in Macoupin County. ZIP code 62626. 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. 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.
