Dorchester, Illinois Weather
Dorchester, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Dorchester, Macoupin County.
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About Dorchester, Illinois
Dorchester lies in the gentle swell of Macoupin County, where cornfields unfurl like emerald carpets beneath a vast, indifferent sky. It lies 19.3 miles north of Edwardsville, IL (from Edwardsville, IL: bearing 11°T), and is situated 7.2 miles north-west of Staunton. The land here is a patient canvas, shaped by slow, persistent rain and the patient hand of the plow. A quietude settles over the landscape in the late afternoon, a stillness broken only by the distant hum of a tractor or the whisper of wind through the stalks. The horizon is a clean, unbroken line, a promise of endless possibility or perhaps just more of the same, depending on the day and the mood. The air itself carries the scent of damp earth and sun-baked grain, a perfume of sustenance and endless cycles. This corner of Illinois carries the echoes of a different kind of labor, a time when the earth yielded not just grain but coal. Though the deep mines that once defined Dorchester are largely silent now, their legacy is etched into the very character of the place, a stoic resilience born from hard-won sustenance. The economy, like the land, has adapted, relying now on the bounty of the fields, the steady rhythm of agriculture providing a predictable pulse. Local life unfolds at a pace dictated by the seasons and the needs of the farms, a communal understanding that binds neighbors together in shared purpose. Dorchester remembers its past, not with grand monuments, but with the quiet dignity of a community that has weathered change and continues to draw strength from the earth.
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| Location | Dorchester, Macoupin County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 39.085602°N, 89.8876°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62033 |
| Area Code | 309 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Dorchester, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Dorchester, 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 Dorchester includes coordinates 39.085602°N, 89.887600°W, situated in Macoupin County. ZIP code 62033. 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.
