Liberty, Illinois Weather
Liberty, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Liberty, Saline County.
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About Liberty, Illinois
Liberty, Saline County, Illinois, unfolds across a gently rolling landscape, where the cultivated fields of corn and soybeans stretch towards horizons often softened by the humid haze of late summer. It lies 41.8 miles west-south-west of Posey, IN (from Posey, IN: bearing 242°T), and is situated 2.1 miles south-west of Harrisburg. The air here carries the faint, earthy perfume of fertile soil, a scent that mingles with the distant hum of agricultural machinery and the occasional call of a red-tailed hawk circling overhead. Farmhouses, painted in practical whites and weathered grays, punctuate the verdant expanse, their porches offering shaded respite from the sun that can beat down with surprising intensity in this part of the American Midwest. The very character of Liberty seems to be etched in the patient tending of the land, in the way the light falls across the broad, open fields, casting long shadows as the day draws to a close. The history of Liberty is intrinsically tied to the rich mineral deposits that once fueled a significant coal mining industry in Saline County. Though the deep seams are largely depleted, their legacy whispers through the quiet streets and the enduring spirit of its residents, many of whom still trace their ancestry to the families who worked the mines. The local economy, while still bearing the imprint of agriculture, has diversified, with small businesses and services supporting the surrounding farms and the modest population of Liberty itself. The town’s modest scale belies a deep-rooted sense of community, a quiet camaraderie built on shared experiences and a profound appreciation for the simple rhythms of rural life, where the changing seasons dictate the pace and the sky above is a constant, ever-present canvas.
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| Location | Liberty, Saline County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 37.720048°N, 88.571719°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62946, 62347 |
| Area Code | 618, 217 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Liberty, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Liberty, 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 Liberty includes coordinates 37.720048°N, 88.571719°W, situated in Saline County. ZIP code 62946, 62347. Telephone area code: 618, 217. 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.
