Edwardsville, Illinois Weather
Edwardsville, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Edwardsville, Madison County.
Full aviation weather for Edwardsville is published on the St Louis Regional Airport (KALN) 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 Edwardsville 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 Edwardsville: Scott AFB/Midamerica Airport (KBLV) 31 km · St Louis Downtown Airport (KCPS) 32 km · St. Louis Lambert International Airport (KSTL) 37 km · St Charles County Regional Airport/Smartt Field (KSET) 43 km · Creve Coeur Airport (K1H0) 49 km
Conditions reported at KALN describe the airfield itself. Weather 12 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Edwardsville specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Edwardsville, Illinois
Edwardsville’s heart beats with a comfortable, midwestern rhythm, a place where the land begins to gently roll after the flatlands of the American Bottom. It lies 13.0 miles north-east of Granite City, IL (from Granite City, IL: bearing 54°T), and is situated 9.9 miles north of Collinsville. The sky here feels vast, an expansive canvas often brushed with the soft grays of approaching rain or the sharp, clear blues of a crisp autumn day. Oak and maple trees, their branches reaching out like weathered arms, line the streets, providing a verdant canopy that softens the edges of the afternoon sun. The air, especially in the early morning, carries the clean scent of damp earth and distant mown grass, a quiet promise of the day’s unfolding. It’s a landscape that invites a slow breath, a place to watch the shadows lengthen and appreciate the subtle shifts in light that paint the brick storefronts and historic homes. This corner of Madison County, Illinois, carries the weight of its past with a quiet dignity. Edwardsville’s roots run deep, established in a time when agriculture was king and the rich prairie soil promised bounty. The town has long been a hub for the surrounding farmlands, its economy historically tied to the cultivation of corn and soybeans, a legacy still visible in the silos that punctuate the horizon and the slow-moving trucks that often rumble through its streets. Today, a more diverse economic landscape thrives, with education playing a significant role, anchored by the presence of a well-regarded university that brings a youthful energy and intellectual buzz to the community. The historic courthouse, a stately presence in the downtown square, stands as a silent witness to generations of civic life and local governance, a constant reminder of Edwardsville's enduring place in the region.
Live animated radar for Edwardsville 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 | Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 38.811436°N, 89.953157°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62025, 62026 |
| Area Code | 309 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Edwardsville, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Edwardsville, 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 Edwardsville includes coordinates 38.811436°N, 89.953157°W, situated in Madison County. ZIP code 62025, 62026. 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.
