Cisne, Illinois Weather
Cisne, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Cisne, Wayne County.
Full aviation weather for Cisne is published on the Fairfield Municipal Airport (KFWC) page, 15 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 Cisne 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 Cisne: Flora Municipal Airport (KFOA) 17 km · Olney Noble Airport (KOLY) 32 km · Mount Vernon Outland Airport (KMVN) 43 km · Salem–Leckrone Airport (KSLO) 48 km · Carmi Municipal Airport (KCUL) 55 km
Conditions reported at KFWC describe the airfield itself. Weather 15 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Cisne specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Cisne.
About Cisne, Illinois
Cisne rests in a quiet pocket of Wayne County, where the land itself seems to exhale slowly. It lies 46.1 miles north-west of Posey, IN (from Posey, IN: bearing 320°T), and is situated 10.4 miles north-north-west of Fairfield. Rolling hills, softened by decades of cultivation, give way to broad, fertile fields that stretch toward horizons often softened by a haze of summer heat or the crisp clarity of autumn. Here, the sky feels immense, a vast canvas that shifts from the pale, washed-out blue of midday to the deep, bruised purples and oranges of twilight. Scattered woodlands, mostly oak and hickory, punctuate the agricultural expanse, their edges blurring into the cultivated land like watercolor strokes. The air, particularly after a rain, carries the scent of damp earth and ripening corn, a primal perfume that speaks of the land's enduring generosity. The roots of Cisne run deep into the soil, a history tied to the agricultural bounty of southern Illinois. For generations, farming has been the lifeblood, the quiet hum of tractors a familiar soundtrack to the changing seasons. While large-scale industry has largely bypassed this corner of the county, a resilient spirit of self-sufficiency prevails. The local economy thrives on the steady work of tilling the earth, raising livestock, and the small businesses that support these endeavors. There's a palpable sense of continuity here, a feeling that the rhythms of Cisne are dictated not by fleeting trends, but by the ancient, dependable cycles of planting and harvest.
Live animated radar for Cisne 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Cisne, Wayne County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 38.515882°N, 88.437548°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62823 |
| Area Code | 618 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Cisne, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cisne, 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 Cisne includes coordinates 38.515882°N, 88.437548°W, situated in Wayne County. ZIP code 62823. 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.
