Lake Ka-Ho, Illinois Weather
Lake Ka-Ho, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Lake Ka-Ho, Macoupin County.
Full aviation weather for Lake Ka-Ho is published on the St Louis Regional Airport (KALN) page, 35 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. 4 airfields within reach of Lake Ka-Ho 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 Lake Ka-Ho: Zelmer Memorial Airpark Inc Airport (K5K1) 41 km · Greenville Airport (KGRE) 43 km · Vandalia Municipal Airport (KVLA) 52 km
Conditions reported at KALN describe the airfield itself. Weather 35 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Lake Ka-Ho specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Lake Ka-Ho.
About Lake Ka-Ho, Illinois
Lake Ka-Ho lies in a broad, shallow basin, the land around it a gentle swell of cultivated fields and stands of oak and maple. It lies 22.8 miles north-north-east of Edwardsville, IL (from Edwardsville, IL: bearing 29°T), and is situated 7.2 miles south-west of Litchfield. The water itself, a placid sheet reflecting the wide Illinois sky, is fringed by reeds that rustle with a dry whisper when the wind stirs. In the late afternoon, the sun bleeds a warm, honeyed light across the surface, transforming the ordinary into something touched by quiet grace. The air here carries the scent of damp earth and distant hay, a familiar perfume of rural life. The history of Lake Ka-Ho is tied to the agrarian pulse of Macoupin County, a place where the land has always dictated the rhythm of life. Generations have worked these fields, coaxing corn and soybeans from the rich soil, a steady, honest labor that forms the bedrock of the local economy. While there are no grand monuments or bustling industries to mark its passage, Lake Ka-Ho holds a quiet dignity in its enduring connection to the earth and the simple, persistent spirit of its people.
Live animated radar for Lake Ka-Ho 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 | Lake Ka-Ho, Macoupin County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 39.099769°N, 89.747037°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62069 |
| Area Code | 309 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Lake Ka-Ho, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lake Ka-Ho, 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 Lake Ka-Ho includes coordinates 39.099769°N, 89.747037°W, situated in Macoupin County. ZIP code 62069. 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.
