Johnsonville, Illinois Weather
Johnsonville, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Johnsonville, Wayne County.
Full aviation weather for Johnsonville is published on the Flora Municipal Airport (KFOA) page, 18 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 Johnsonville 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 Johnsonville: Fairfield Municipal Airport (KFWC) 19 km · Mount Vernon Outland Airport (KMVN) 36 km · Olney Noble Airport (KOLY) 38 km · Salem–Leckrone Airport (KSLO) 40 km · Centralia Municipal Airport (KENL) 48 km
Conditions reported at KFOA describe the airfield itself. Weather 18 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Johnsonville specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Johnsonville.
About Johnsonville, Illinois
Johnsonville rests in a quiet corner of Wayne County, where the flatlands begin to gently swell, hinting at the rolling terrain that defines much of southern Illinois. It lies 50.1 miles north-west of Posey, IN (from Posey, IN: bearing 316°T), and is situated 5.4 miles west of Cisne. Here, fields of corn and soybeans stretch towards horizons softened by the haze of summer afternoons, their green depths occasionally broken by the darker, more complex shades of scattered woodlands. The air, especially in the early morning, carries a damp, earthy scent, a mixture of rich soil and dew-kissed foliage, and the sky above seems to possess an uncommon breadth, allowing for a spectacular display of stars on clear nights. The quietude of Johnsonville is not an absence of sound, but rather a different kind of presence, dominated by the rustle of leaves, the distant lowing of cattle, and the hum of cicadas in the heat. The history of Johnsonville is tied to the agricultural pulse of this region, a place where farming has long been the lifeblood, shaping the land and the lives of its inhabitants. For generations, families have worked the fertile ground, their livelihoods dependent on the caprice of weather and the bounty of the seasons, fostering a spirit of resilience and self-reliance. While not a hub of grand industry, the local economy is sustained by the steady output of its farms and the small businesses that serve the surrounding countryside, creating a sense of enduring community. There are no towering monuments or bustling attractions in Johnsonville, but rather a quiet dignity in its simplicity, a testament to the enduring strength of rural life, where the changing light on a weathered barn or the persistent growth of a roadside wildflower can be the most striking sights.
Live animated radar for Johnsonville 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Johnsonville, Wayne County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 38.52227°N, 88.536995°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 61834, 62850 |
| Area Code | 309, 618 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Johnsonville, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Johnsonville, 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 Johnsonville includes coordinates 38.522270°N, 88.536995°W, situated in Wayne County. ZIP code 61834, 62850. Telephone area code: 309, 618. 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.
