La Clede, Illinois Weather
La Clede, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for La Clede, Fayette County.
Full aviation weather for La Clede is published on the Effingham County Memorial Airport (K1H2) page, 26 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 La Clede 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 La Clede: Flora Municipal Airport (KFOA) 33 km · Salem–Leckrone Airport (KSLO) 34 km · Vandalia Municipal Airport (KVLA) 41 km · Olney Noble Airport (KOLY) 50 km · Centralia Municipal Airport (KENL) 52 km
Conditions reported at K1H2 describe the airfield itself. Weather 26 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at La Clede specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for La Clede.
About La Clede, Illinois
La Clede rests in a gentle cradle of Fayette County, Illinois, where the land unfurls in broad, sun-kissed sweeps of cultivated fields. It lies 61.2 miles west-south-west of York, IL (from York, IL: bearing 251°T), and is situated 7.5 miles east of Saint Peter. The horizon here is a clean, unwavering line, often punctuated by the stoic silhouette of a lone grain silo or the distant shimmer of heat rising from the rich, dark earth. Creeks, modest veins of water, meander through the landscape, their banks softened by the quiet persistence of native grasses and the occasional willow that dips a verdant fringe into the flowing current. The air, especially in the languid afternoons of late summer, carries the faint, sweet perfume of ripening corn and the earthy scent of turned soil, a constant reminder of the land's enduring fertility. Even the sky seems to possess a particular quality of light in this region, a soft, diffused glow that lends a certain tenderness to the vast, open vistas. The history of La Clede is as deeply rooted as the crops that define its economy. Once a vital hub along the Illinois Central Railroad, its very existence was shaped by the iron horse that brought commerce and settlers to this fertile prairie. The echoes of that industrious past can still be felt in the quiet hum of agricultural machinery that now dominates the local economy, a testament to the enduring relationship between the people of La Clede and the soil they tend. While the grand passenger trains are long gone, the spirit of connection and self-reliance remains, a quiet strength that underpins the character of this Fayette County settlement. The rhythm of life in La Clede moves with the seasons, a dependable cadence dictated by planting and harvest, a steady pulse that has guided generations through the quiet unfolding of days.
Live animated radar for La Clede 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 | La Clede, Fayette County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 38.879768°N, 88.71533°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62426, 62838 |
| Area Code | 217, 618 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This La Clede, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for La Clede, 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 La Clede includes coordinates 38.879768°N, 88.715330°W, situated in Fayette County. ZIP code 62426, 62838. Telephone area code: 217, 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.
