Donnellson, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Donnellson, Montgomery County.
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Donnellson rests in a broad, gently rolling expanse of central Illinois farmland, where the sky feels vast and the horizon stretches with an almost infinite promise. It lies 29.8 miles east-north-east of Edwardsville, IL (from Edwardsville, IL: bearing 60°T), and is situated 9.9 miles north-north-west of Greenville. The land here is a rich, dark loam, yielding a bounty of corn and soybeans that paint the fields in broad strokes of green and gold depending on the season. Farmhouses, weathered and sturdy, dot the landscape, their silos standing like sentinels against the open sky, and the air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a clean, earthy scent mingled with the faint sweetness of ripening crops. Even the wind seems to whisper secrets of the land, a constant companion to the quiet industry of the fields. The history of Donnellson is deeply entwined with the agricultural roots of Montgomery County, a legacy evident in the enduring spirit of its residents and the familiar, comforting cadence of life. The town’s economy remains anchored in the cultivation of the soil, with grain elevators serving as central hubs for the community, their concrete towers a familiar landmark against the prairie sky. Generations have worked this land, their stories a quiet testament to resilience and a deep connection to the earth that sustains them. While progress has touched Donnellson, it has done so with a measured hand, preserving the unhurried pace and the genuine neighborliness that define this corner of Illinois.
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| Location | Donnellson, Montgomery County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 39.027824°N, 89.473418°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62019 |
| Area Code | 309 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Donnellson, 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 Donnellson includes coordinates 39.027824°N, 89.473418°W, situated in Montgomery County. ZIP code 62019. Telephone area code: 309. 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.