McLeansboro, Illinois Weather
McLeansboro, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for McLeansboro, Hamilton County.
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About McLeansboro, Illinois
McLeansboro lies in the heart of southern Illinois, a place where the rolling terrain begins to soften, yielding to the broad, fertile fields that define this agricultural landscape. It lies 35.5 miles west of Posey, IN (from Posey, IN: bearing 280°T), and is situated 13.6 miles north-west of Norris City. The air here carries the scent of damp earth after a spring rain, mingling with the distant, sweet perfume of blooming clover in the summer months. Mature oak and sycamore trees, their branches reaching out like ancient arms, provide welcome shade along the town's quieter streets, their leaves rustling with a sound that seems to echo the whispers of generations. The sky overhead is vast, an ever-changing canvas where clouds drift with a stately, unhurried grace, often painting the horizon with hues of lavender and rose as the day draws to a close. Founded in the mid-19th century, McLeansboro grew from a humble crossroads into a regional hub, its identity inextricably linked to the bounty of the surrounding farmland. The economy has long been anchored by agriculture, with corn and soybeans dominating the patchwork of fields that stretch to the horizon, their stalks catching the sunlight like a thousand tiny mirrors. The local gristmills and grain elevators stand as quiet sentinels to this enduring legacy. While the pace of life in McLeansboro is unhurried, a steady undercurrent of resilience and community spirit flows through its streets, a testament to the enduring strength of its people and their connection to the land they cultivate.
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| Location | McLeansboro, Hamilton County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 38.093381°N, 88.535608°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62859 |
| Area Code | 618 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This McLeansboro, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for McLeansboro, 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 McLeansboro includes coordinates 38.093381°N, 88.535608°W, situated in Hamilton County. ZIP code 62859. 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.
