Jonesboro, Illinois Weather
Jonesboro, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Jonesboro, Union County.
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About Jonesboro, Illinois
Jonesboro lies in a landscape that remembers its ancient, watery past, where the rolling hills of Southern Illinois begin to soften and spill into broader valleys. It lies 17.0 miles north-east of Cape Girardeau, MO (from Cape Girardeau, MO: bearing 54°T), and is situated 1.3 miles west-south-west of Anna. The air here, particularly in the humid embrace of summer, carries the scent of damp earth and ripening corn, a tangible perfume of fertile ground. Sunlight, when it breaks through the often-cloudy skies, has a diffused, gentle quality, as if filtered by a fine, pale mist, and it falls across fields of soybeans and wheat that stretch towards the horizon. Old oaks and maples, veterans of countless seasons, stand sentinel along the edges of these cultivated lands, their branches reaching out like gnarled fingers against the sky, hinting at the deeper forests that still hold sway in the folds of the land. The story of Jonesboro is deeply entwined with the rich agricultural heritage of Union County, an economy built on the bounty of the soil, a tradition that still pulses through its streets. This is a place that has felt the tread of history, from its early days as a vital crossroads to its role in the wider narrative of the region. The nearby Shawnee National Forest, a vast expanse of wilderness, offers a constant, wild counterpoint to the ordered fields, its ravines and bluffs echoing with the calls of unseen birds and the whisper of wind through pine needles. The rhythm of life in Jonesboro often mirrors the slow, dependable turn of the seasons, punctuated by the quiet hum of tractors in the distance and the friendly greetings exchanged on its sidewalks, a testament to a grounded, enduring spirit.
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| Location | Jonesboro, Union County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 37.451716°N, 89.26814°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62952 |
| Area Code | 618 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Jonesboro, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Jonesboro, 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 Jonesboro includes coordinates 37.451716°N, 89.268140°W, situated in Union County. ZIP code 62952. 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.
