Grantfork, Illinois Weather
Grantfork, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Grantfork, Madison County.
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About Grantfork, Illinois
Grantfork breathes the quiet air of southern Illinois, where rolling farmland meets the gentle rise and fall of the land. It lies 15.5 miles east of Edwardsville, IL (from Edwardsville, IL: bearing 85°T), and is situated 6.3 miles north of Highland. The fields, a patchwork quilt of greens and golds depending on the season, stretch towards horizons often softened by a haze of summer heat or the crisp clarity of autumn. Old oak trees, their branches gnarled like ancient storytellers, punctuate the landscape, offering dappled shade to quiet country lanes. Here, the sky feels vast, an ever-present canvas for the slow unfolding of dawns and sunsets that paint the clouds in hues of rose and amethyst. The very earth underfoot, a rich, dark loam, speaks of generations of cultivation, a silent testament to the persistent labor that has shaped this place. The history of Grantfork is etched in the quiet dedication of its settlers, many of whom arrived seeking fertile ground and the promise of a self-made life. While no grand monuments mark its origins, the enduring agricultural roots of the region form its economic backbone, with corn and soybeans yielding to the sun and rain. The rhythm of life in Grantfork is dictated by the seasons and the planting cycles, a steady cadence that has weathered the shifts and changes of the wider world. Small businesses, often family-run, provide the essential services, their doors opening each morning with a familiar, unhurried grace. The shared understanding among its residents, a quiet camaraderie born of proximity and shared experience, is perhaps Grantfork's most distinctive feature, a subtle but palpable sense of belonging.
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| Location | Grantfork, Madison County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 38.830047°N, 89.665645°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62249 |
| Area Code | 217 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Grantfork, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Grantfork, 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 Grantfork includes coordinates 38.830047°N, 89.665645°W, situated in Madison County. ZIP code 62249. 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.
