Effingham, Illinois Weather
Effingham, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Effingham, Effingham County.
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About Effingham, Illinois
Effingham unfolds across the gently rolling plains of south-central Illinois, a landscape where broad fields of corn and soybeans stretch towards horizons softened by the humid breath of late summer. It lies 48.6 miles west of York, IL (from York, IL: bearing 266°T), and is situated 3.9 miles west-south-west of Teutopolis. The air here, especially as the sun begins its descent, carries a faint, earthy scent of tilled soil and distant hay, a perfume unique to this agricultural heartland. The sky, a vast canvas of pale blue, often holds a scattering of puffy white clouds, each one a slow-moving island in an ocean of light. The terrain itself, unmarred by dramatic inclines, offers an uninterrupted sweep of green and gold under the expansive prairie sky, a testament to the patient cultivation that has shaped its character for generations. The history of Effingham is deeply entwined with the railroads that once crisscrossed this region, transforming it from a quiet crossroads into a bustling hub of commerce and industry. This legacy still echoes in the town's layout and the enduring spirit of its people, who have built a resilient local economy upon a foundation of agriculture and a growing diversification into manufacturing and services. Effingham serves as a vital retail and service center for the surrounding counties, a place where the rhythms of daily life are measured by the steady hum of traffic on its main thoroughfares and the quiet camaraderie of its close-knit neighborhoods. The town’s enduring appeal lies in this grounded practicality, a straightforwardness that reflects the open, honest nature of the land it calls home.
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| Location | Effingham, Effingham County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 39.120042°N, 88.543383°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62401 |
| Area Code | 217 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Effingham, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Effingham, 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 Effingham includes coordinates 39.120042°N, 88.543383°W, situated in Effingham County. ZIP code 62401. Telephone area code: 217. 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.
