Jerseyville, Illinois Weather
Jerseyville, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Jerseyville, Jersey County.
Full aviation weather for Jerseyville is published on the St Charles County Regional Airport/Smartt Field (KSET) page, 23 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 Jerseyville 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 Jerseyville: St Louis Regional Airport (KALN) 35 km · St. Louis Lambert International Airport (KSTL) 41 km · Zelmer Memorial Airpark Inc Airport (K5K1) 44 km · Creve Coeur Airport (K1H0) 46 km · Spirit of St Louis Airport (KSUS) 58 km
Conditions reported at KSET describe the airfield itself. Weather 23 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Jerseyville specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Jerseyville, Illinois
Jerseyville rests in the rolling hills of southwestern Illinois, a landscape where broad agricultural fields meet stands of mature oak and hickory. It lies 17.6 miles north-north-west of Alton, IL (from Alton, IL: bearing 334°T), and is situated 19.5 miles north of Old Jamestown. The air here, especially in the late afternoon when the sun begins its descent, carries a scent of turned earth and distant woodsmoke, a subtle perfume that speaks of the land’s enduring bounty. The terrain, gently undulating, offers expansive views of verdant pastures and the methodical geometry of corn and soybean rows, punctuated by the occasional weathered barn or silo that punctuate the horizon like stoic sentinels. The sky above Jerseyville often stretches out in immense, cloud-dappled expanses, particularly striking during the twilight hours when hues of apricot and rose bleed into the deepening blue, a daily, silent spectacle. The story of Jerseyville is intrinsically linked to the fertile soil that surrounds it, a heritage born from hardy pioneers who recognized the agricultural promise of this region. Its economy has long been anchored in the cultivation of crops and livestock, with farming families forming the backbone of the community for generations. Beyond the fields, Jerseyville has also seen its share of industry, from early milling operations to more modern manufacturing, all contributing to the town’s steady, deliberate pulse. Local landmarks, though perhaps unassuming to the outsider, hold a quiet significance, hinting at the decades of shared experience and communal life that have shaped Jerseyville into the distinctive place it is today.
Live animated radar for Jerseyville 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 | Jerseyville, Jersey County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 39.120047°N, 90.328448°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62052 |
| Area Code | 309 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Jerseyville, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Jerseyville, 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 Jerseyville includes coordinates 39.120047°N, 90.328448°W, situated in Jersey County. ZIP code 62052. 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. 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.
