Marissa, Illinois Weather
Marissa, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Marissa, St. Clair County.
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About Marissa, Illinois
Marissa rests in the rolling terrain of southwestern Illinois, where the land begins its subtle descent towards the Mississippi River valley. It lies 22.5 miles south-east of Belleville, IL (from Belleville, IL: bearing 146°T), and is situated 9.2 miles north-north-west of Sparta. The fields here, a patchwork of gold and green under the vast prairie sky, are frequently broken by stands of oak and hickory, their branches reaching like ancient, gnarled fingers towards the heavens. The air itself carries a certain stillness, a quiet hum of cicadas in summer and the crisp bite of frost in winter, a constant reminder of the cyclical dance of the seasons. The roads, often lined with the weathered fences of farms, lead past barns that stand as stoic sentinels against the horizon, their red paint faded to a gentle blush by years of sun and rain. The roots of Marissa run deep into a past shaped by coal and agriculture, a duality that still informs its character. Once a bustling hub for miners, the legacy of those subterranean endeavors can still be felt in the hardy resilience of its people. Today, the fertile soil continues to yield its bounty, with corn and soybeans stretching across the landscape, a testament to the enduring partnership between the land and its cultivators. While the grand mining operations have largely faded, the spirit of hard work and community remains, a quiet strength that underpins the everyday life of Marissa, a place where the past and present converse in the rustling leaves and the turning of the earth.
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| Location | Marissa, St. Clair County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 38.250048°N, 89.750099°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62257 |
| Area Code | 217 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Marissa, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Marissa, 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 Marissa includes coordinates 38.250048°N, 89.750099°W, situated in St. Clair County. ZIP code 62257. 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.
