Coulterville, Illinois Weather
Coulterville, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Coulterville, Randolph County.
Full aviation weather for Coulterville is published on the Sparta Community Airport - Hunter Field (KSAR) page, 9 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 Coulterville 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 Coulterville: Pinckneyville Du Quoin Airport (KPJY) 32 km · Perryville Regional Airport (KPCD) 42 km · Scott AFB/Midamerica Airport (KBLV) 45 km · Southern Illinois Airport (KMDH) 55 km · Centralia Municipal Airport (KENL) 58 km
Conditions reported at KSAR describe the airfield itself. Weather 9 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Coulterville specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Coulterville, Illinois
Coulterville rests in a broad, softly rolling landscape where the rich, dark soil hints at generations of agricultural endeavor. It lies 30.8 miles south-east of Belleville, IL (from Belleville, IL: bearing 138°T), and is situated 6.8 miles north-east of Sparta. Here, the sky feels particularly expansive, a vast canvas that shifts from the pale cerulean of midday to the bruised purples and fiery oranges of twilight, casting long, gentle shadows across fields of corn and soybeans. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a subtle, earthy fragrance, a mingling of damp soil, ripening crops, and the distant, sweet scent of honeysuckle that clings to weathered fences. The very stillness of Coulterville seems to absorb the sounds of the wider world, leaving only the rustle of leaves, the occasional drone of a tractor, and the distant, melodic call of a meadowlark. The history of Coulterville is deeply intertwined with the very earth beneath its feet, a legacy shaped by coal mining that once pulsed through its veins. Though the deeper seams have long since been worked, the memory of that industrial vigor remains, a subtle undercurrent in the town's quiet present. The local economy, now primarily agricultural, continues to draw sustenance from the fertile plains, with farmers tending to the land that has defined Coulterville for so long. It's a place where life moves at a pace dictated by the seasons and the sun, a rhythm that has held steady through the decades, fostering a distinct sense of enduring community.
Live animated radar for Coulterville and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Coulterville, Randolph County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 38.186439°N, 89.60565°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62237 |
| Area Code | 217 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Coulterville, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Coulterville, 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 Coulterville includes coordinates 38.186439°N, 89.605650°W, situated in Randolph County. ZIP code 62237. 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.
