Farina, Illinois Weather
Farina, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Farina, Fayette County.
Full aviation weather for Farina is published on the Salem–Leckrone Airport (KSLO) page, 27 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 Farina 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 Farina: Effingham County Memorial Airport (K1H2) 33 km · Flora Municipal Airport (KFOA) 34 km · Vandalia Municipal Airport (KVLA) 38 km · Centralia Municipal Airport (KENL) 45 km · Greenville Airport (KGRE) 52 km
Conditions reported at KSLO describe the airfield itself. Weather 27 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Farina specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Farina.
About Farina, Illinois
Farina rests in a broad, gently rolling landscape where the flat expanses of Illinois farmland begin to hint at the more varied terrain of southern Illinois. It lies 63.6 miles east of Edwardsville, IL (from Edwardsville, IL: bearing 88°T), and is situated 5.8 miles north-east of Kinmundy. The sky here is a vast, ever-present canvas, often painted with the pale, diffused light of a humid continental climate, where summer days can hang heavy with the scent of ripening corn and the distant rumble of thunder. The soil, a rich, dark loam, has been worked for generations, yielding crops that stretch to the horizon under that immense sky. The character of Farina is one of quiet perseverance, a place where the seasons dictate the rhythm of life, and the fields whisper tales of sun and rain. The history of Farina is intrinsically tied to the land and the iron horse that once thundered through, a vital stop on the railroad that spurred its early growth. Founded in the mid-19th century, its economy was built on the rich agricultural bounty of Fayette County, with grain elevators and livestock auctions forming the backbone of its commercial life. Though the immediate landscape is dominated by agriculture, the subtle undulations of the land suggest a deeper geological past, a quiet reminder of forces that shaped this corner of the Midwest long before settlers arrived. The distinctive quietude of Farina, punctuated only by the chirping of unseen insects on a warm evening or the low hum of a passing combine, speaks to a community that has found its enduring strength in the steadfast generosity of the earth.
Live animated radar for Farina 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 | Farina, Fayette County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 38.834213°N, 88.772276°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62838 |
| Area Code | 618 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Farina, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Farina, 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 Farina includes coordinates 38.834213°N, 88.772276°W, situated in Fayette County. ZIP code 62838. 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.
