Chambersburg, Illinois Weather
Chambersburg, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Chambersburg, Pike County.
Full aviation weather for Chambersburg is published on the Pittsfield Penstone Municipal Airport (KPPQ) page, 22 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 Chambersburg 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 Chambersburg: Mount Sterling Municipal Airport (KI63) 23 km · Greater Beardstown Airport (KK06) 28 km · Jacksonville Municipal Airport (KIJX) 36 km · Quincy Regional Airport Baldwin Field (KUIN) 48 km
Conditions reported at KPPQ describe the airfield itself. Weather 22 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Chambersburg specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Chambersburg.
About Chambersburg, Illinois
Chambersburg rests in a quiet hollow, where the rolling hills of Pike County begin to soften their contours. It lies 40.7 miles east-south-east of Quincy, IL (from Quincy, IL: bearing 101°T), and is situated 8.3 miles north-north-east of Griggsville. The land here breathes a gentle, agrarian air, a subtle scent of turned earth and ripening corn that hangs in the summer heat. Oak and hickory trees, old sentinels of the landscape, stand sentinel along the winding country roads, their leaves whispering secrets to the infrequent breeze. The sky above Chambersburg often stretches vast and pale, a canvas for cloud formations that drift with a languid grace, painting fleeting shadows across fields that follow the land's natural undulations. The history of Chambersburg is etched not in grand monuments, but in the quiet persistence of its people and the rich soil they've worked for generations. Originally settled by families drawn to the fertile ground and the promise of a life built from the land, the local economy has long been tied to agriculture, with grain and livestock shaping the rhythm of its days. There's a deep-rooted connection to the surrounding countryside, a sense that life in Chambersburg moves at a pace dictated by the seasons, a slow unfurling of days marked by the harvest moon and the first frost. The distinctive character of Chambersburg is found in these enduring ties, a quiet strength that resonates in the steadfastness of its homes and the shared understanding among its residents.
Live animated radar for Chambersburg 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 | Chambersburg, Pike County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 39.817269°N, 90.65735°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62323 |
| Area Code | 217 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Chambersburg, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Chambersburg, 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 Chambersburg includes coordinates 39.817269°N, 90.657350°W, situated in Pike County. ZIP code 62323. 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.
