Cobden, Illinois Weather
Cobden, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Cobden, Union County.
Full aviation weather for Cobden is published on the Southern Illinois Airport (KMDH) page, 27 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 Cobden 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 Cobden: Veterans Airport of Southern Illinois (KMWA) 32 km · Cape Girardeau Regional Airport (KCGI) 44 km · Pinckneyville Du Quoin Airport (KPJY) 50 km · Cairo Regional Airport (KCIR) 52 km · Metropolis Municipal Airport (KM30) 59 km
Conditions reported at KMDH describe the airfield itself. Weather 27 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Cobden specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Cobden.
About Cobden, Illinois
Cobden rests in a broad, fertile valley, its landscape defined by the gentle swell of hills that cradle it on either side, a soft green embrace under the vast, often luminous Illinois sky. It lies 21.3 miles north-east of Cape Girardeau, MO (from Cape Girardeau, MO: bearing 43°T), and is situated 4.9 miles north of Anna. Fields of corn and soybeans, emerald and gold depending on the season, stretch to the horizon, broken only by the darker green punctuation of scattered woodlands and the occasional glint of a distant farmhouse roof. The air here, especially after a summer rain, carries the earthy scent of turned soil and ripening crops, a humid perfume that clings to everything. Even the light seems to have a certain weight, a golden richness that softens the edges of the day as dusk approaches, lending a quiet dignity to the unassuming streets of Cobden. This corner of Union County has long been a crossroads, its history intertwined with the rich agricultural potential of the land. Early settlers recognized the bounty of the soil, and the economy of Cobden has always been tethered to the harvest, with fruit orchards and vineyards becoming prominent features over time. You can still feel the echoes of that agrarian past in the sturdy, unpretentious buildings that line Main Street, many of them bearing the patina of decades of honest work. While larger industries have passed by, Cobden retains a distinctive character, a place where the rhythm of life is still largely dictated by the turning of the seasons and the steady pulse of its agricultural roots, a quiet testament to enduring local spirit.
Live animated radar for Cobden 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 | Cobden, Union County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 37.531439°N, 89.253418°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62920 |
| Area Code | 618 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Cobden, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cobden, 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 Cobden includes coordinates 37.531439°N, 89.253418°W, situated in Union County. ZIP code 62920. 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.
