Dowell, Illinois Weather
Dowell, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Dowell, Jackson County.
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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.
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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 | July 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, 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 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. 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.
