Dow, Illinois Weather
Dow, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Dow, Jersey County.
Full aviation weather for Dow is published on the St Charles County Regional Airport/Smartt Field (KSET) page, 12 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 Dow 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 Dow: St Louis Regional Airport (KALN) 29 km · St. Louis Lambert International Airport (KSTL) 30 km · Creve Coeur Airport (K1H0) 35 km · Spirit of St Louis Airport (KSUS) 47 km · St Louis Downtown Airport (KCPS) 52 km
Conditions reported at KSET describe the airfield itself. Weather 12 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Dow specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Dow.
About Dow, Illinois
Dow emerges from the rich Illinois earth, a quiet settlement where the broad, fertile plains meet the gentle rise of the land. It lies 12.0 miles north-west of Alton, IL (from Alton, IL: bearing 315°T), and is situated 9.2 miles west-north-west of Godfrey. The horizon here is a generous sweep, a canvas for the ever-changing sky, where cumulus clouds drift like slow-moving ships and the sun often sinks in a blaze of molten gold. Fields of corn and soybeans, their stalks a vibrant green in summer and a burnished gold in autumn, stretch to the distant tree lines that soften the edges of the landscape. The air itself carries the scent of turned soil and the promise of rain, a clean, earthy perfume that settles deep into the lungs. The history of Dow is written in the enduring legacy of agriculture, a foundation laid by hardy settlers who recognized the bounty of this land. For generations, the economy has been tied to the rhythms of planting and harvest, with family farms forming the bedrock of the community. While the broad agricultural plains define the immediate surroundings, the nearby Illinois River offers a subtle but significant presence, a historical artery for trade and travel that has shaped the development of settlements like Dow. Local traditions, though perhaps unstated, echo this connection to the land and the quiet perseverance of those who have made their lives here.
Live animated radar for Dow 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Dow, Jersey County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 39.013381°N, 90.341503°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62022 |
| Area Code | 309 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Dow, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Dow, 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 Dow includes coordinates 39.013381°N, 90.341503°W, situated in Jersey County. ZIP code 62022. 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. 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.
