Crestwood, Illinois Weather
Crestwood, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Crestwood, Williamson County.
Full aviation weather for Crestwood is published on the Veterans Airport of Southern Illinois (KMWA) page, 18 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 Crestwood 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 Crestwood: Southern Illinois Airport (KMDH) 34 km · Harrisburg-Raleigh Airport (KHSB) 41 km · Benton Municipal Airport (KH96) 45 km · Metropolis Municipal Airport (KM30) 50 km · Pinckneyville Du Quoin Airport (KPJY) 56 km
Conditions reported at KMWA describe the airfield itself. Weather 18 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Crestwood specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Crestwood.
About Crestwood, Illinois
Crestwood lies in the rolling landscape of Williamson County, where the land begins to soften its edges, transitioning from the flatter expanses of the south to the more pronounced hills that hint at the Ozarks. It lies 37.8 miles east-north-east of Cape Girardeau, MO (from Cape Girardeau, MO: bearing 57°T), and is situated 8.7 miles south of Marion. Here, the trees, predominantly oak and hickory, crowd the shallow ravines and climb the gentle slopes, their dense foliage a vibrant green under the broad, often humid, Illinois sky. The air, especially in the late afternoon when the sun begins its slow descent, carries the earthy scent of damp soil and decaying leaves, a subtle perfume that clings to the humid air. Small creeks, their banks often choked with ferns and moss, meander through the terrain, their quiet murmur a constant undercurrent to the sounds of the countryside. The history of this particular stretch of land is deeply entwined with the coal that once lay beneath its surface, a legacy that shaped the fortunes of the region and the lives of its people. While the major mining operations have long since ceased, the echoes of that era can still be felt in the weathered faces of the older residents and in the quiet resilience of the communities that dot the landscape. The local economy, once fueled by black gold, now finds its footing in agriculture and smaller, independent businesses, the rhythm of life dictated more by the changing seasons and the needs of the land than by the demands of industry. In Crestwood, you find a quiet persistence, a character forged not in grand pronouncements but in the steady, unhurried unfolding of daily life.
Live animated radar for Crestwood 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 | Crestwood, Williamson County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 37.604495°N, 88.94007°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62959, 60418 |
| Area Code | 618, 708 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Crestwood, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Crestwood, 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 Crestwood includes coordinates 37.604495°N, 88.940070°W, situated in Williamson County. ZIP code 62959, 60418. Telephone area code: 618, 708. 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.
