Hamburg, Illinois Weather
Hamburg, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Hamburg, Calhoun County.
Full aviation weather for Hamburg is published on the St Charles County Regional Airport/Smartt Field (KSET) page, 42 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 Hamburg 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 Hamburg: Greensfield Airport (KM71) 42 km · Pittsfield Penstone Municipal Airport (KPPQ) 46 km · Bowling Green Municipal Airport (KH19) 46 km · Creve Coeur Airport (K1H0) 59 km
Conditions reported at KSET describe the airfield itself. Weather 42 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Hamburg specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Hamburg.
About Hamburg, Illinois
Hamburg, Illinois, unfolds on the western edge of Calhoun County, a landscape defined by the dramatic bluffs that plunge toward the Mississippi River. It lies 29.0 miles north of OFallon, MO (from OFallon, MO: bearing 358°T), and is situated 5.5 miles north-east of Elsberry. Here, the land rises and falls with a rugged grace, its slopes cloaked in dense woodlands that give way to fertile fields. The air carries the scent of damp earth and pine, a constant reminder of the wildness that presses in from the surrounding hills. Sunlight, when it breaks through the canopy, paints the forest floor with an ephemeral glow, catching the dust motes dancing in the quiet air. The very character of Hamburg is etched into this topography, a place that feels both grounded and expansive, where the vastness of the river valley meets the intimacy of wooded hollows. The story of Hamburg is intrinsically tied to the bounty of the land and the river that has shaped its existence. For generations, agriculture has been the lifeblood, with orchards of apples and peaches flourishing on the terraced hillsides, their produce often making its way downstream to distant markets. The legacy of logging can still be felt, a quiet echo of a time when timber was a more dominant force. While the economy has evolved, a deep connection to the natural world persists, a palpable thread running through the lives of its residents. Hamburg retains a certain unhurried charm, a place where the pace of life seems to align with the slow, steady flow of the great river, a constant presence on its western horizon.
Live animated radar for Hamburg 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 | Hamburg, Calhoun County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 39.230048°N, 90.717624°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62262, 62045 |
| Area Code | 217, 309 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Hamburg, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hamburg, 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 Hamburg includes coordinates 39.230048°N, 90.717624°W, situated in Calhoun County. ZIP code 62262, 62045. Telephone area code: 217, 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.
