Iola, Illinois Weather
Iola, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Iola, Clay County.
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About Iola, Illinois
Iola rests in a shallow basin where the land begins to roll, a gentle transition from the flatter fields to the south. It lies 58.0 miles west-south-west of York, IL (from York, IL: bearing 247°T), and is situated 8.0 miles west-north-west of Louisville. The soil here, a rich, dark loam, promises growth, and the sky overhead feels vast, an endless canvas for the sun and clouds to paint. Around Iola, the landscape is a mosaic of cultivated fields, their green and gold hues shifting with the seasons, interspersed with stands of mature oak and maple that offer shade and shelter. The air, especially in the early mornings, carries a clean, earthy scent, a subtle perfume of damp soil and growing things, a quiet invitation to breathe deep. The houses, mostly modest and well-kept, gather around a central crossroads, their porches often occupied by those who watch the slow procession of farm equipment and the occasional passing car. The history of Iola is tied to the land and the labor it demands, a story etched not in grand monuments but in the enduring spirit of its people. Early settlers were drawn by the fertile ground, establishing farms that have sustained families for generations, the economy still largely rooted in agriculture, with corn and soybeans forming the backbone of local yields. A particular vein of coal, once mined nearby, left its mark, though that chapter of Iola's economic life has largely closed, leaving behind only faint echoes in the landscape. The nearest significant waterway, a tributary of the Kaskaskia River, flows a short distance to the west, its presence a quiet reminder of the water that nourishes the surrounding countryside, its banks a place for quiet contemplation away from the town's gentle hum.
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| Location | Iola, Clay County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 38.83449°N, 88.628106°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62838 |
| Area Code | 618 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Iola, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Iola, 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 Iola includes coordinates 38.834490°N, 88.628106°W, situated in Clay County. ZIP code 62838. 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.
