Hewittsville, Illinois Weather
Hewittsville, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Hewittsville, Christian County.
Full aviation weather for Hewittsville is published on the Taylorville Municipal Airport (KTAZ) page, 1 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. 4 airfields within reach of Hewittsville 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 Hewittsville: Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport (KSPI) 46 km · Decatur Airport (KDEC) 51 km · Zelmer Memorial Airpark Inc Airport (K5K1) 60 km
Conditions reported at KTAZ describe the airfield itself. Weather 1 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Hewittsville specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Hewittsville.
About Hewittsville, Illinois
Hewittsville rests where the land, a broad canvas of fertile Illinois soil, begins its slow, deliberate swell towards the higher ground. It lies 25.3 miles south-east of Springfield, IL (from Springfield, IL: bearing 136°T), and is situated 1.3 miles south-west of Taylorville. Here, the sky feels immense, a vast blue dome that stretches to horizons softened by the haze of distant farmsteads. Fields of corn and soybeans, green and gold in their season, unfurl in a patchwork quilt, their neat rows speaking of diligent cultivation. The air, especially in the early morning, carries a clean, earthy scent, a promise of the day’s quiet work. Scattered oak and maple trees punctuate the landscape, their leaves rustling with a gentle, constant murmur that seems to echo the very breath of the prairie. The story of Hewittsville is written in the rich loam that sustained generations of farmers, a heritage deeply ingrained in its character. This is a place where the economy has long been tied to the bounty of the land, where the steady rhythm of planting and harvest has shaped the lives of its people. Though the days of widespread coal mining that once characterized parts of this region have largely passed, the enduring spirit of resilience and hard work remains. The local businesses, small and rooted, serve as the quiet hubs of daily life, offering a familiar welcome to all who pass through Hewittsville. The faint scent of diesel from passing farm equipment mingles with the sweetness of blooming clover, a testament to the enduring connection between the people and the earth they tend.
Live animated radar for Hewittsville 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 | Hewittsville, Christian County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 39.537191°N, 89.314128°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62568, 61540 |
| Area Code | 217, 815 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Hewittsville, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hewittsville, 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 Hewittsville includes coordinates 39.537191°N, 89.314128°W, situated in Christian County. ZIP code 62568, 61540. Telephone area code: 217, 815. 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.
