Creal Springs, Illinois Weather
Creal Springs, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Creal Springs, Williamson County.
Full aviation weather for Creal Springs is published on the Veterans Airport of Southern Illinois (KMWA) 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 Creal Springs 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 Creal Springs: Harrisburg-Raleigh Airport (KHSB) 33 km · Southern Illinois Airport (KMDH) 41 km · Benton Municipal Airport (KH96) 44 km · Metropolis Municipal Airport (KM30) 49 km
Conditions reported at KMWA describe the airfield itself. Weather 22 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Creal Springs specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Creal Springs.
About Creal Springs, Illinois
Creal Springs rests in a landscape shaped by the slow, patient work of water and time, where rolling hills, cloaked in the deep greens of oak and hickory, give way to fertile valleys. It lies 39.3 miles north-north-west of Paducah, KY (from Paducah, KY: bearing 341°T), and is situated 9.3 miles south-east of Marion. The air here, especially in the early mornings, carries the damp, earthy scent of the surrounding woodlands, a fragrance that mingles with the subtle sweetness of blooming wildflowers. Sunlight, when it breaks through the canopy, falls in broad, golden shafts, illuminating patches of dew-kissed grass and the rough bark of ancient trees, lending a sacred quietude to the very earth. The terrain itself is a gentle, undulating embrace, hinting at the subterranean springs that first drew human attention to this place, a place where the land seems to hold its breath, listening to the whispers of the wind through its leafy sentinels. The story of Creal Springs is intertwined with the discovery of its mineral waters, a resource that once promised widespread renown and drew visitors seeking restorative properties, a brief but vibrant era of spa tourism. This hopeful beginning, rooted in the land's natural bounty, eventually transitioned into an economy more grounded in agriculture and the quiet industry that sustains rural life, with the rich, dark soil yielding bountiful crops. Though the grand hotels are long gone, the echoes of that past linger, a subtle undercurrent beneath the steady pace of daily life in Creal Springs, a place where the community’s character is etched not in grand monuments but in the enduring spirit of its people and the quiet beauty of its natural setting.
Live animated radar for Creal Springs 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 | Creal Springs, Williamson County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 37.619495°N, 88.836731°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62922 |
| Area Code | 618 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Creal Springs, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Creal Springs, 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 Creal Springs includes coordinates 37.619495°N, 88.836731°W, situated in Williamson County. ZIP code 62922. 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.
