Macedonia, Illinois Weather
Macedonia, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Macedonia, Franklin County.
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About Macedonia, Illinois
Macedonia unfolds in a quiet embrace of Southern Illinois, where the land gently rolls, a soft hum of green punctuated by stands of mature timber. It lies 44.3 miles west of Posey, IN (from Posey, IN: bearing 275°T), and is situated 9.7 miles west-south-west of McLeansboro. The air here carries a faint, earthy sweetness, particularly after a rain, hinting at the rich soil that forms the bedrock of this place. Sunlight, when it breaks through the often-cloudy skies, can be surprisingly warm, casting long, defined shadows across the fields and the weathered siding of homes. The sky itself feels vast, an expansive canvas that shifts from the pale blue of morning to the bruised purples and oranges of twilight, a constant, silent witness to the lives lived beneath it. This stretch of Franklin County, where Macedonia resides, carries the ghosts of a more boisterous past, its economy once tied to the deep veins of coal that lay beneath the rolling terrain. Though the mines have long since fallen silent, their legacy is etched into the very character of the land, a subtle reminder of the labor and grit that shaped this community. Today, agriculture forms a more peaceful backbone, with fields of corn and soybeans stretching towards the horizon, their emerald and gold hues a comforting, familiar sight. Life in Macedonia moves with a deliberate, unhurried grace, a quiet persistence that speaks to a deep-rooted connection to the land and the enduring spirit of its people.
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| Location | Macedonia, Franklin County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 38.051993°N, 88.705336°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62860 |
| Area Code | 618 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Macedonia, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Macedonia, 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 Macedonia includes coordinates 38.051993°N, 88.705336°W, situated in Franklin County. ZIP code 62860. 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.
