Herald, Illinois Weather
Herald, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Herald, White County.
Full aviation weather for Herald is published on the Carmi Municipal Airport (KCUL) page, 15 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 Herald 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 Herald: Harrisburg-Raleigh Airport (KHSB) 37 km · Henderson City County Airport (KEHR) 47 km · Fairfield Municipal Airport (KFWC) 50 km · Sturgis Municipal Airport (KTWT) 52 km · Evansville Regional Airport (KEVV) 57 km
Conditions reported at KCUL describe the airfield itself. Weather 15 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Herald specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Herald.
About Herald, Illinois
Herald is a quiet settlement where the land itself seems to exhale a deep, patient breath. It lies 15.8 miles west of Posey, IN (from Posey, IN: bearing 261°T), and is situated 8.7 miles south of Carmi. The terrain here is a gentle succession of rolling hills, softened by the persistent work of agriculture, where fields of corn and soybeans stretch out like rumpled green blankets under an immense, ever-changing sky. The air, especially as dusk begins to gather, carries a faint, sweet scent of drying hay and the damp earth, a perfume unique to these fertile valleys. Here and there, stands of oak and maple trees break the horizon, their branches reaching out like gnarled fingers, offering shade and a whisper of wildness to the cultivated landscape. The roads that wind through Herald are unhurried, mirroring the steady rhythm of the seasons and the lives lived within this corner of White County. The story of Herald is one rooted in the rich, dark soil that has sustained generations. Its economy has long been tethered to the land, with farming being the primary endeavor, a tradition passed down through families who understand the language of rainfall and sunshine. While no grand historical landmarks dominate the view, the very persistence of these farms and the simple, sturdy homes speaks of a resilience born from hard work and a deep connection to place. The nearby Wabash River, a broad, languid artery of water, has shaped the region’s history and continues to be a source of quiet beauty, reflecting the vast sky and the slow drift of clouds, a constant, murmuring presence just beyond the fields that define Herald.
Live animated radar for Herald 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Herald, White County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 37.966435°N, 88.181427°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62869, 62845 |
| Area Code | 618 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Herald, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Herald, 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 Herald includes coordinates 37.966435°N, 88.181427°W, situated in White County. ZIP code 62869, 62845. 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.
