Girard, Illinois Weather
Girard, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for Girard, Macoupin County.
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About Girard, Illinois
Girard unfolds across the gentle, rolling terrain of south-central Illinois, a place where the land itself seems to exhale a quiet patience. It lies 25.6 miles south-south-west of Springfield, IL (from Springfield, IL: bearing 197°T), and is situated 3.8 miles south of Virden. The horizon here is a broad, sweeping gesture, often punctuated by the stoic silhouettes of grain elevators reaching towards a sky that can shift from the bruised purples of an approaching storm to the crystalline blue of a perfect, sun-drenched afternoon. Fields of corn and soybeans stretch in every direction, their verdant or golden hues a testament to the fertile soil, a living quilt stitched by the seasons. The air carries the faint, earthy scent of turned soil and, in the summer months, the sweet perfume of ripening corn, a fragrance that clings to the very fabric of the place. The history of Girard is deeply entwined with the agricultural bounty of Macoupin County, its economy long rooted in the cultivation of the land and the processing of its yield. Railroads, once the lifeblood of commerce, still trace their lines through the surrounding countryside, hinting at a past when goods flowed more freely. While the coal mining that once shaped other communities in the region may have waned, a strong spirit of self-reliance and community persists in Girard, a quiet strength that manifests in the well-kept homes and the friendly nods exchanged on Main Street. The town’s character is one of enduring practicality, a place that understands the value of hard work and the simple beauty of a sky full of stars on a clear prairie night.
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| Location | Girard, Macoupin County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 39.446441°N, 89.78093°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62640 |
| Area Code | 217 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Girard, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Girard, 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 Girard includes coordinates 39.446441°N, 89.780930°W, situated in Macoupin County. ZIP code 62640. 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.
