Cypress, Illinois Weather
Cypress, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Cypress, Johnson County.
Full aviation weather for Cypress is published on the Metropolis Municipal Airport (KM30) page, 31 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 Cypress 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 Cypress: Cairo Regional Airport (KCIR) 38 km · Barkley Regional Airport (KPAH) 40 km · Veterans Airport of Southern Illinois (KMWA) 43 km · Southern Illinois Airport (KMDH) 50 km · Cape Girardeau Regional Airport (KCGI) 51 km
Conditions reported at KM30 describe the airfield itself. Weather 31 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Cypress specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Cypress.
About Cypress, Illinois
Cypress, a scatter of homes and fields in the rolling hills of southern Illinois, lies where the land begins to swell and dip with a gentle, almost resigned grace. It lies 27.8 miles east of Cape Girardeau, MO (from Cape Girardeau, MO: bearing 81°T), and is situated 7.5 miles west-south-west of Vienna. The air here, especially after a summer rain, carries the rich, earthy scent of damp soil and the faint, sweet perfume of honeysuckle clinging to weathered fences. Roads, mostly asphalt ribbons worn thin by the passage of tractors and pickup trucks, wind through a landscape dominated by the deep green of cornfields stretching towards the horizon, punctuated by the darker, more somber hues of scattered woodlands. In the late afternoon, the sun slants low, casting long, languid shadows that stretch and distort the familiar shapes of barns and silos, imbuing the quiet country with a painterly, almost melancholic beauty. The history of Cypress is tied to the fertile soil and the quiet perseverance of those who worked it, a lineage evident in the sturdy, unpretentious architecture that still graces the area. Once, the economy was more varied, with a small lumber operation drawing from the surrounding forests and a general store serving as the social and commercial heart of the settlement. Now, agriculture reigns supreme, the rhythm of life dictated by the planting and harvesting seasons, with soybeans and corn the primary crops that paint the fields in their seasonal palettes of emerald and gold. Though not a place of grand monuments or bustling tourism, Cypress possesses a distinctive character, a quiet strength that comes from its deep roots in the land and the enduring, unhurried pace of life that continues to unfold here.
Live animated radar for Cypress 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 | Cypress, Johnson County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 37.365052°N, 89.018127°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62923 |
| Area Code | 618 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Cypress, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cypress, 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 Cypress includes coordinates 37.365052°N, 89.018127°W, situated in Johnson County. ZIP code 62923. 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.
