McClure, Illinois Weather
McClure, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for McClure, Alexander County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for McClure.
About McClure, Illinois
McClure exists as a quiet whisper on the fertile plains of Alexander County, where the land itself seems to exhale a slow, earthy scent. It lies 4.8 miles east of Cape Girardeau, MO (from Cape Girardeau, MO: bearing 80°T), and is situated 8.7 miles north-east of Scott City. The horizon here is a generous, sweeping gesture, a vast canvas often brushed with the soft golds and bruised purples of an expansive sky. Fields, meticulously ordered like a patchwork quilt, stretch outward, their greens and browns shifting with the seasons, broken only by the occasional clump of sturdy oaks or the silvery shimmer of distant water. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a palpable stillness, a quality that settles over the landscape like a benevolent hand, inviting contemplation. It’s a place where the wind, when it stirs, carries the rustle of corn stalks and the faint, sweet perfume of ripening grain, a constant, gentle reminder of the earth's enduring bounty. The history of McClure is deeply entwined with the generous flow of the Mississippi River, a monumental artery that shaped its beginnings and continues to influence its rhythm. For generations, the fertile soil, a rich alluvial legacy from the great river, has been the bedrock of the local economy, primarily supporting a robust agricultural community. Generations of farmers have coaxed life from this land, their efforts reflected in the abundant harvests that have sustained McClure. While no grand monuments mark its past, the enduring character of its people, a quiet resilience forged by the land and the river, is its most distinctive feature. The pace of life here is dictated by the sun's arc and the planting seasons, a deliberate unfolding rather than a hurried rush, a testament to a different kind of prosperity, one measured in connection to the soil and the changing skies.
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| Location | McClure, Alexander County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 37.317828°N, 89.431478°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62957 |
| Area Code | 618 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This McClure, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for McClure, 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 McClure includes coordinates 37.317828°N, 89.431478°W, situated in Alexander County. ZIP code 62957. 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.
