Carterville, Illinois Weather
Carterville, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Carterville, Williamson County.
Full aviation weather for Carterville is published on the Veterans Airport of Southern Illinois (KMWA) page, 5 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. 5 airfields within reach of Carterville 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 Carterville: Southern Illinois Airport (KMDH) 16 km · Benton Municipal Airport (KH96) 30 km · Pinckneyville Du Quoin Airport (KPJY) 35 km · Harrisburg-Raleigh Airport (KHSB) 47 km
Conditions reported at KMWA describe the airfield itself. Weather 5 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Carterville specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Carterville.
About Carterville, Illinois
Carterville rests in the gentle, rolling terrain of Southern Illinois, a place where the land itself seems to sigh with contentment. It lies 39.6 miles north-east of Cape Girardeau, MO (from Cape Girardeau, MO: bearing 37°T), and is situated 7.9 miles east-north-east of Carbondale. The sky here is a vast, ever-changing canvas, particularly at dusk when streaks of rose and lavender bleed into the deepening blue, casting a soft, almost ethereal glow over the fields and scattered woodlands. The air, especially after a summer rain, carries the earthy scent of damp soil and the sweet perfume of honeysuckle that climbs enthusiastically over fences and along the edges of quiet streets. Paved roads, edged with tenacious wildflowers, wind through a landscape of cultivated fields, their geometric patterns a testament to human endeavor, interspersed with pockets of mature trees that hint at older, wilder times. The history of Carterville is deeply entwined with the rich veins of coal that once pulsed beneath its soil, a legacy that shaped its early economy and the hardy character of its people. Generations worked the mines, their lives and livelihoods dictated by the earth's dark bounty, and while that era has largely passed, the echoes of that industry remain, a quiet hum beneath the surface of everyday life. Today, the economy finds new footing in diverse enterprises, but the spirit of resilience forged in those demanding years still informs the rhythm of Carterville. The nearby Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge, with its expansive lake and wooded trails, offers a different kind of natural wealth, a place where the land reclaims its own, providing a peaceful counterpoint to the town's industrious past.
Live animated radar for Carterville 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 | Carterville, Williamson County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 37.76005°N, 89.077299°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62918 |
| Area Code | 618 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Carterville, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Carterville, 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 Carterville includes coordinates 37.760050°N, 89.077299°W, situated in Williamson County. ZIP code 62918. 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.
