Livingston, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Livingston, Madison County.
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Livingston, Illinois, rests in a gentle hollow where the land begins its slow, deliberate rise toward the broader, more exposed horizons of southern Illinois. It lies 14.8 miles north-east of Edwardsville, IL (from Edwardsville, IL: bearing 43°T), and is situated 3.4 miles south-south-east of Staunton. Here, the fields are a patchwork quilt of greens and golds, punctuated by the darker, stoic silhouettes of mature oak and maple trees that line the creek beds and mark the edges of cultivated land. The air, especially after a rain, carries the scent of damp earth and the distant, sweet aroma of ripening corn, a fragrance that clings to the humid summer evenings. The sky above Livingston often feels vast, a canvas for dramatic cloud formations that drift lazily across the blue, sometimes gathering in brooding masses that promise a refreshing downpour. The history of Livingston is deeply entwined with the rich coal veins that once pulsed beneath this very ground, a legacy that shaped its early growth and the character of its people. For decades, the hum of mining machinery and the dust of the earth were the heartbeat of the local economy, fostering a close-knit community forged in shared labor and resilience. Though the deep mines have long since fallen silent, the spirit of hard work and perseverance remains, now channeled into agriculture and the quiet hum of local businesses that serve the surrounding countryside. Along the meandering paths of nearby creeks, remnants of old farmsteads whisper tales of generations who worked this land, their stories etched not in grand monuments, but in the very texture of the soil and the enduring strength of the community.
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| Location | Livingston, Madison County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 38.967546°N, 89.763983°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62441, 62058 |
| Area Code | 217, 309 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Livingston, 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 Livingston includes coordinates 38.967546°N, 89.763983°W, situated in Madison County. ZIP code 62441, 62058. Telephone area code: 217, 309. 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.