Columbia, Illinois Weather
Columbia, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Columbia, Monroe County.
Full aviation weather for Columbia is published on the St Louis Downtown Airport (KCPS) 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 Columbia 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 Columbia: St. Louis Lambert International Airport (KSTL) 37 km · Creve Coeur Airport (K1H0) 41 km · Spirit of St Louis Airport (KSUS) 46 km · St Louis Regional Airport (KALN) 52 km · St Charles County Regional Airport/Smartt Field (KSET) 58 km
Conditions reported at KCPS describe the airfield itself. Weather 15 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Columbia specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Columbia.
About Columbia, Illinois
Columbia unfolds across rolling bluffs, a land sculpted by the slow, persistent work of water and wind. It lies 5.9 miles east-south-east of Oakville, MO (from Oakville, MO: bearing 108°T), and is situated 8.0 miles south-east of Mehlville. Here, the Mississippi River's broad, muscular presence is felt, its subtle influence shaping the very air one breathes, carrying the scent of damp earth and distant, sun-baked fields. The landscape is a mosaic of verdant farmland, where fields of corn and soybeans stretch towards the horizon, punctuated by pockets of dense woodland that cling to the steeper slopes. In the quiet hours of dawn, a soft, pearlescent light bathes the valley, lending a gentle luminescence to the dew-kissed grasses and the weathered barn roofs that dot the countryside. The character of Columbia is one of quiet resilience, a place where the land dictates a steady, thoughtful pace of life. The very bones of Columbia are steeped in the rich agricultural heritage of this fertile region, a legacy evident in the enduring family farms that continue to shape the local economy. For generations, the bounty of the soil has sustained this community, its prosperity tied to the rhythm of planting and harvest. Beyond the fields, the proximity to the mighty Mississippi has long fostered trade and connection, a watery highway that has carried goods and ideas for centuries. While the precise origins are rooted in the pioneering spirit that settled these lands, Columbia today thrives on a blend of its agricultural past and a modern drive, a place where the echoes of history resonate in the present-day hum of activity.
Live animated radar for Columbia 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 | Columbia, Monroe County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 38.443664°N, 90.201224°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62236 |
| Area Code | 217 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Columbia, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Columbia, 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 Columbia includes coordinates 38.443664°N, 90.201224°W, situated in Monroe County. ZIP code 62236. 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.
