Jewett, Illinois Weather
Jewett, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Jewett, Cumberland County.
Full aviation weather for Jewett is published on the Casey Municipal Airport (K1H8) 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. 5 airfields within reach of Jewett 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 Jewett: Effingham County Memorial Airport (K1H2) 29 km · Coles County Memorial Airport (KMTO) 30 km · Olney Noble Airport (KOLY) 54 km · Robinson Municipal Airport (KRSV) 56 km
Conditions reported at K1H8 describe the airfield itself. Weather 23 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Jewett specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Jewett.
About Jewett, Illinois
Jewett rests in a landscape shaped by the patient hand of agriculture, where broad fields of corn and soy stretch toward horizons often softened by a hazy, Midwestern sun. It lies 32.6 miles west of York, IL (from York, IL: bearing 275°T), and is situated 5.2 miles west-south-west of Greenup. The terrain here is gently rolling, a subtle topography that hints at the slow, persistent work of glaciers long departed, now given over to the orderly patterns of cultivation. A quiet stillness often pervades the air, broken only by the distant hum of a tractor or the call of a hawk circling overhead, its shadow briefly a dark stain against the verdant expanse. The character of Jewett is one of understated resilience, an enduring presence in this quiet corner of the prairie, where the rhythm of seasons dictates the pulse of life. This patch of land, where Jewett now stands, was first settled by families drawn to its fertile soil, establishing a legacy of farming that continues to define the local economy. The town itself grew organically, a cluster of homes and businesses serving the surrounding agricultural community, its prosperity tied directly to the bounty of the earth. While no grand monuments mark its history, the very streets and buildings whisper of generations who have toiled here, their lives interwoven with the cycles of planting and harvest. The local general store, a familiar fixture, still serves as a gathering place, a quiet hub where news is exchanged and the understated social fabric of Jewett is maintained, a testament to the enduring strength of small-town connections.
Live animated radar for Jewett 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 | Jewett, Cumberland County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 39.207817°N, 88.245874°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62436 |
| Area Code | 217 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Jewett, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Jewett, 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 Jewett includes coordinates 39.207817°N, 88.245874°W, situated in Cumberland County. ZIP code 62436. Telephone area code: 217. 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.
