Dowell, Illinois Weather
Dowell, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Dowell, Jackson County.
Full aviation weather for Dowell is published on the Pinckneyville Du Quoin Airport (KPJY) 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 Dowell 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 Dowell: Southern Illinois Airport (KMDH) 18 km · Benton Municipal Airport (KH96) 28 km · Veterans Airport of Southern Illinois (KMWA) 29 km · Sparta Community Airport - Hunter Field (KSAR) 47 km · Mount Vernon Outland Airport (KMVN) 54 km
Conditions reported at KPJY describe the airfield itself. Weather 12 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Dowell specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Dowell.
About Dowell, Illinois
Dowell lies in the rolling hills and dense woodlands of southern Illinois, a place where the air often carries the damp, earthy scent of decaying leaves and the distant whisper of wind through the pines. It lies 46.4 miles north-north-east of Cape Girardeau, MO (from Cape Girardeau, MO: bearing 19°T), and is situated 5.0 miles south of Du Quoin. The terrain here is a complex mosaic of gentle slopes and sudden ravines, where narrow creeks, swollen with recent rain, carve their way through the rich, dark soil. In the late afternoon, the sun, filtered by the thick canopy, casts long, attenuated shadows that stretch and distort the familiar shapes of the landscape, transforming the ordinary into something subtly mysterious. The houses of Dowell are scattered, some clustered around a quiet crossroads, others standing in solitary communion with the surrounding trees, their weathered porches and tin roofs speaking of a life lived in close proximity to the elements. The history of Dowell is deeply intertwined with the extraction of resources, a legacy that has shaped its economy and character. Though coal mining once pulsed through the veins of this region, its decline has left behind a quieter, more introspective pace of life. The land itself, once scarred by industry, is slowly reclaiming its wildness, with reclamation projects gradually re-establishing native flora in areas that once bore the deep wounds of excavation. The local economy now leans more towards agriculture, with small farms producing corn and soybeans, their fields stretching in ordered rectangles across the gentler slopes, a stark contrast to the untamed woods that press in from the edges. The people of Dowell, descendants of miners and farmers, possess a quiet resilience, their days marked by the changing seasons and the enduring demands of the land, a rhythm that has persisted through generations.
Live animated radar for Dowell 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 | Dowell, Jackson County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 37.939773°N, 89.237861°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62927 |
| Area Code | 618 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Dowell, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Dowell, 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 Dowell includes coordinates 37.939773°N, 89.237861°W, situated in Jackson County. ZIP code 62927. 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.
