Freeburg, Illinois Weather
Freeburg, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Freeburg, St. Clair County.
Full aviation weather for Freeburg is published on the Scott AFB/Midamerica Airport (KBLV) page, 15 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. 5 airfields within reach of Freeburg 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 Freeburg: St Louis Downtown Airport (KCPS) 26 km · Sparta Community Airport - Hunter Field (KSAR) 36 km · St Louis Regional Airport (KALN) 53 km · St. Louis Lambert International Airport (KSTL) 53 km
Conditions reported at KBLV describe the airfield itself. Weather 15 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Freeburg specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Freeburg.
About Freeburg, Illinois
Freeburg rests on the gentle swells of Southern Illinois, a place where the land remembers its agricultural roots. It lies 7.4 miles south-south-east of Belleville, IL (from Belleville, IL: bearing 149°T), and is situated 8.4 miles south-south-east of Swansea. The fields, a patchwork of emerald and gold depending on the season, stretch towards a sky that often displays a painterly breadth of clouds, especially in the soft, diffused light of late afternoon. Here, the air carries the scent of freshly turned earth and the distant hum of tractors, a constant reminder of the bounty the fertile soil yields. The houses, many with wide porches and sturdy oaks shading their lawns, speak of a quiet permanence, a community that has grown organically, like the trees themselves, with a reassuring stability. The history of Freeburg is deeply intertwined with the waves of European immigrants who sought fertile ground and opportunity. Many early settlers were of German descent, their heritage still evident in the strong sense of community and the enduring traditions that inform daily life. The local economy has long been anchored in agriculture, with corn and soybeans forming the backbone of its productivity, though a growing number of small businesses and services have begun to diversify its character. The nearby Kaskaskia River, though not a direct artery of commerce for Freeburg, influences the broader regional landscape, shaping the terrain and feeding the very earth that sustains the town, a quiet, persistent presence in the background of its story.
Live animated radar for Freeburg 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 | Freeburg, St. Clair County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 38.42755°N, 89.913714°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62243, 62221 |
| Area Code | 217 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Freeburg, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Freeburg, 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 Freeburg includes coordinates 38.427550°N, 89.913714°W, situated in St. Clair County. ZIP code 62243, 62221. 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. 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.
