Maeystown, Illinois Weather
Maeystown, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Maeystown, Monroe County.
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About Maeystown, Illinois
Maeystown rests in a shallow valley, a place where the land begins to crease and fold before the broader sweep of the Mississippi River bluffs. It lies 17.4 miles south-south-east of Oakville, MO (from Oakville, MO: bearing 167°T), and is situated 8.8 miles east of Festus. Here, the fertile earth, a rich loam the color of dried blood, rises gently to meet the sky, giving way to scattered stands of oak and hickory that rustle their leaves in the prevailing southerly breeze. The air itself carries a faint, sweet scent of damp soil and distant cut grass, especially potent in the hushed hours of late afternoon when the sun, a softened orb, casts long, benevolent shadows across the quiet streets. A small creek, its course barely more than a murmur, winds its way through the periphery of Maeystown, its banks often fringed with ferns and the stoic green of moss. This corner of Monroe County has long been a place shaped by the industrious spirit of its German immigrant founders, who saw in this fertile valley a promise of a new life. The economy of Maeystown has historically been tied to the land, its farmers coaxing sustenance from the generous soil, a tradition that continues to this day with fields of corn and soybeans stretching towards the horizon. The architecture itself, a collection of sturdy stone and brick buildings, whispers of a time when skilled hands, guided by generations of European craftsmanship, built to last. Remnants of its past, like the old schoolhouse, stand as quiet sentinels, their weathered facades bearing witness to the enduring character of Maeystown and the resilience of those who have called it home.
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| Location | Maeystown, Monroe County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 38.224776°N, 90.233449°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62244, 62256 |
| Area Code | 217 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Maeystown, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Maeystown, 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 Maeystown includes coordinates 38.224776°N, 90.233449°W, situated in Monroe County. ZIP code 62244, 62256. Telephone area code: 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.
