Gillespie, Illinois Weather
Gillespie, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Gillespie, Macoupin County.
Full aviation weather for Gillespie is published on the St Louis Regional Airport (KALN) page, 33 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 Gillespie 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 Gillespie: Zelmer Memorial Airpark Inc Airport (K5K1) 36 km · Greenville Airport (KGRE) 50 km · St Charles County Regional Airport/Smartt Field (KSET) 57 km · Vandalia Municipal Airport (KVLA) 58 km
Conditions reported at KALN describe the airfield itself. Weather 33 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Gillespie specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Gillespie, Illinois
Gillespie rests in the heart of Macoupin County, where rolling fields, softened by the passage of seasons, give way to a landscape that whispers of fertile earth and wide, open skies. It lies 23.1 miles north-north-east of Edwardsville, IL (from Edwardsville, IL: bearing 18°T), and is situated 9.4 miles west-south-west of Litchfield. The terrain here is a gentle undulation, a subtle rise and fall that guides the eye across stretches of corn and soybean, punctuated by the darker green of mature trees that cluster around the edges of farmsteads. Sunlight, especially in the late afternoon, casts a warm, golden hue across the land, illuminating the dust motes that dance in the still air and lending a dreamlike quality to the ordinary. The character of Gillespie is one of quiet perseverance, a place where the land itself seems to dictate a steady, deliberate pace of life, unburdened by the frenetic rush of larger settlements. The story of Gillespie is deeply entwined with the rich veins of coal that once pulsed beneath its surface, a history that shaped its early growth and its very soul. For generations, mining was the lifeblood of this community, a demanding industry that drew families and forged a distinct character, one of resilience and shared experience. Though the era of large-scale mining has largely receded, the echoes of those days remain, subtly present in the landscape and the enduring spirit of its people. Today, agriculture continues to be a vital thread in Gillespie's economic fabric, with the fertile prairie soil yielding its bounty, feeding the nation and sustaining the local way of life. Small businesses dot the main street, their signs weathered by sun and time, each representing a small but significant contribution to the ongoing narrative of Gillespie.
Live animated radar for Gillespie 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 | Gillespie, Macoupin County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 39.129769°N, 89.819541°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62033 |
| Area Code | 309 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Gillespie, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Gillespie, 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 Gillespie includes coordinates 39.129769°N, 89.819541°W, situated in Macoupin County. ZIP code 62033. 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.
