Dongola, Illinois Weather
Dongola, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Dongola, Union County.
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About Dongola, Illinois
Dongola rests in a land shaped by the slow, persistent work of water and wind, where the broad shoulders of Southern Illinois begin to soften into a gentle, rolling terrain. It lies 19.7 miles east-north-east of Cape Girardeau, MO (from Cape Girardeau, MO: bearing 79°T), and is situated 8.2 miles south-south-east of Anna. The sky here feels immense, a vast canvas that can shift from the soft, pearly light of a humid morning to the bruised purples and fiery oranges of a summer evening, casting long shadows across fields of corn and soybeans that stretch to the horizon. Ancient oaks and hickories, their bark rough and furrowed like the faces of old farmers, stand sentinel along the edges of these cultivated expanses, their leaves rustling with a sound that seems to carry the whispers of seasons long past. The air, especially after a rain, carries the rich, earthy scent of damp soil and the sweet, subtle perfume of wild honeysuckle, a fragrance that clings to the quiet afternoons. The history of Dongola is deeply intertwined with the fertile bottomlands and the nearby Ohio River, a lifeline that once pulsed with steamboats carrying goods and dreams. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of rich soil, established a community that found its livelihood in agriculture, a tradition that continues to define the local economy today. You can still see the echoes of this past in the weathered barns and the sturdy, unpretentious homes that line the main street, each one a small testament to resilience. The land itself, carved by small creeks and drainage ditches that snake through the fields, provides a constant, quiet reminder of the natural forces that have shaped this corner of Union County, fostering a pace of life that feels unhurried, measured by the turning of the earth and the slow arc of the sun.
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| Location | Dongola, Union County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 37.361162°N, 89.165912°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62926 |
| Area Code | 618 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Dongola, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Dongola, Illinois, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 Dongola includes coordinates 37.361162°N, 89.165912°W, situated in Union County. ZIP code 62926. 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. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.
