Hurst, Illinois Weather
Hurst, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Hurst, Williamson County.
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About Hurst, Illinois
Hurst exhales a quiet breath of Williamson County, where the land begins its slow, rolling surrender towards the southern Illinois flatness. It lies 41.8 miles north-north-east of Cape Girardeau, MO (from Cape Girardeau, MO: bearing 29°T), and is situated 8.4 miles north-north-east of Carbondale. The air here, especially in the humid embrace of summer evenings, carries the scent of sun-baked earth and the distant, sweet perfume of ripening corn. Oak and hickory trees, their branches gnarled like ancient hands, punctuate the landscape, their shadows stretching long and cool across the fields as the sun begins its descent. The roads, often lined with the weathered gray of fence posts and the vibrant green of roadside weeds, wind through a terrain that feels both familiar and deeply rooted, a place where the sky seems to expand indefinitely above the gently sloping hills and the occasional, shimmering expanse of a farm pond reflecting the day’s last light. The history of Hurst is etched not in grand monuments, but in the very grain of its existence, a story shaped by the earth and the labor it demands. Once, the hum of coal mining echoed through these hills, a gritty testament to the resourcefulness of generations who coaxed a living from the deep seams beneath. Though the mines have long since fallen silent, that legacy lingers, a quiet understanding of hard work and perseverance that still underpins the local economy, now largely driven by agriculture and the steady pulse of small businesses. The community itself, a collection of homes and gathering places, possesses a character forged in shared experience, where the rhythm of life often aligns with the seasons and the quiet dignity of those who call Hurst home.
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| Location | Hurst, Williamson County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 37.833106°N, 89.142857°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62949 |
| Area Code | 618 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Hurst, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hurst, 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 Hurst includes coordinates 37.833106°N, 89.142857°W, situated in Williamson County. ZIP code 62949. 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. 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.
