Equality, Illinois Weather
Equality, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Equality, Gallatin County.
Full aviation weather for Equality is published on the Harrisburg-Raleigh Airport (KHSB) page, 20 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 Equality 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 Equality: Sturgis Municipal Airport (KTWT) 41 km · Carmi Municipal Airport (KCUL) 44 km · Marion-Crittenden County James C Johnson Regional Airport (KGDA) 49 km · Henderson City County Airport (KEHR) 58 km · Veterans Airport of Southern Illinois (KMWA) 59 km
Conditions reported at KHSB describe the airfield itself. Weather 20 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Equality specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Equality.
About Equality, Illinois
Equality rests in a landscape shaped by ancient waters and the slow tilt of the earth. It lies 30.7 miles south-west of Posey, IN (from Posey, IN: bearing 233°T), and is situated 7.6 miles south-east of Eldorado. Rolling hills, their slopes softened by a rich, dark loam, give way to flatter stretches where fields of corn and soybeans stretch towards a horizon that often blurs with the humid haze of Southern Illinois. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries the scent of sun-baked earth and the distant, sweet decay of summer vegetation, a tangible presence that clings to everything. The Saline River, a ribbon of brown water, meanders through the periphery, its banks fringed with tenacious willows and cottonwoods, their leaves rustling with a sound like whispered secrets in the occasional breeze. The sky above Equality often displays a vastness, a canvas where clouds drift with a deliberate, unhurried grace, painting fleeting shadows on the land below. The history of Equality is deeply entwined with the earth it occupies, a story told in the echoes of its past industries and the resilience of its people. Once a hub for coal mining, the scars of that era are subtle now, mostly reclaimed by the persistent green of nature, though the memory of its hard-won livelihood lingers in the collective consciousness. The local economy, while diversified, still draws a quiet strength from agriculture, the rhythm of planting and harvest dictating a significant portion of life's cadence. Small businesses, independent and rooted, form the core of daily commerce, their storefronts lining the main thoroughfares, offering a welcome respite from the wider, often impersonal, world. It is in the quiet conversations at the local diner, the wave from a passing pickup truck, and the shared understanding of a place that has seen its share of change, that the true character of Equality can be felt.
Live animated radar for Equality 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 | Equality, Gallatin County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 37.733936°N, 88.343376°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62934 |
| Area Code | 618 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Equality, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Equality, 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 Equality includes coordinates 37.733936°N, 88.343376°W, situated in Gallatin County. ZIP code 62934. 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.
