Hanaford, Illinois Weather
Hanaford, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Hanaford, Franklin County.
Full aviation weather for Hanaford is published on the Benton Municipal Airport (KH96) page, 10 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. 6 airfields within reach of Hanaford 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 Hanaford: Veterans Airport of Southern Illinois (KMWA) 28 km · Harrisburg-Raleigh Airport (KHSB) 30 km · Mount Vernon Outland Airport (KMVN) 41 km · Southern Illinois Airport (KMDH) 42 km · Pinckneyville Du Quoin Airport (KPJY) 46 km
Conditions reported at KH96 describe the airfield itself. Weather 10 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Hanaford specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Hanaford.
About Hanaford, Illinois
Hanaford lies where the land begins to soften its edges, a quiet collection of buildings settled into the gentle swell of southern Illinois. It lies 51.4 miles west of Posey, IN (from Posey, IN: bearing 267°T), and is situated 6.7 miles north-east of West Frankfort. Here, the fields stretch out, a patchwork of the season's promise – emerald corn stalks reaching for the sun in summer, then fading to the muted golds and russets of autumn, a landscape etched by the slow, deliberate hand of agriculture. The air, especially in the early morning or as dusk settles, carries a certain stillness, a clarity that seems to amplify the distant crow of a rooster or the rustle of leaves in the sparse, mature oaks that dot the property lines. This is a place where the horizon feels vast, a broad sweep of sky that can hold a startling, bruised purple after a storm, or a pale, pearlescent glow on a clear winter's day. The story of Hanaford is deeply entwined with the earth it rests upon, a history shaped by the quiet industry of farming and the resourcefulness of those who settled here. For generations, the rich soil has been the lifeblood of this locality, yielding crops that have sustained families and communities, a testament to the enduring spirit of the land and its people. While large-scale industry has largely passed Hanaford by, its economy remains tethered to the agricultural rhythms of Franklin County, a steady, dependable beat that defines the pace of everyday life. The collective memory of the place, though unwritten in grand monuments, is held in the weathered barns, the well-worn paths, and the shared understanding of a life lived in close connection to the land.
Live animated radar for Hanaford 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 | Hanaford, Franklin County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 37.958°N, 88.8356°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62856 |
| Area Code | 618 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Hanaford, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hanaford, 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 Hanaford includes coordinates 37.958000°N, 88.835600°W, situated in Franklin County. ZIP code 62856. Telephone area code: 618. 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.
