Holiday Shores, Illinois Weather
Holiday Shores, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for Holiday Shores, Madison County.
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About Holiday Shores, Illinois
Holiday Shores unfurls along the broad, welcoming expanse of the Mississippi River, its landscape a gentle testament to the fertile plains of southwestern Illinois. It lies 7.7 miles north of Edwardsville, IL (from Edwardsville, IL: bearing 5°T), and is situated 9.4 miles east-north-east of Wood River. Here, the land yields a patchwork of agricultural fields, their rich, dark soil often shimmering under the wide, prairie sky, interspersed with stands of oak and hickory trees that lend a dappled coolness to the air. The river, a constant, powerful presence, shapes the very character of Holiday Shores, its currents dictating the flow of life as much as the seasons do. The air, especially in the humid embrace of summer, carries the scent of ripening corn and the faint, metallic tang of the water, a unique perfume of the heartland. This stretch of the Mississippi has long been a conduit for commerce and settlement, and Holiday Shores itself emerged in the mid-20th century, a planned community designed to offer a retreat and a connection to the natural beauty of the riverfront. While its early days might have envisioned a bustling resort, the character of Holiday Shores has settled into a more quiet, residential rhythm, its economy now more closely tied to the broader industries of Madison County, with agriculture and manufacturing playing significant roles in the regional landscape. The river remains its defining feature, offering recreational opportunities and a constant reminder of the vastness that stretches both upstream and downstream, a silent witness to the generations who have called this place home.
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| Location | Holiday Shores, Madison County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 38.921991°N, 89.940657°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62025 |
| Area Code | 309 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Holiday Shores, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Holiday Shores, 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 Holiday Shores includes coordinates 38.921991°N, 89.940657°W, situated in Madison County. ZIP code 62025. Telephone area code: 309. 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.
