Meredosia, Illinois Weather
Meredosia, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Meredosia, Morgan County.
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About Meredosia, Illinois
Meredosia rests where the Illinois River, a broad, slow-moving vein, defines the western edge of the land, its waters reflecting a sky that often stretches in vast, unbroken expanses. It lies 45.7 miles east of Quincy, IL (from Quincy, IL: bearing 99°T), and is situated 9.6 miles west-north-west of Chapin. The terrain here is a gentle flatness, a subtle surrender to the river's embrace, giving way to fields that ripple with the greens and golds of agriculture under the sun. A quiet hum of life emanates from the homes and businesses that line the main thoroughfares, a palpable sense of continuity as the day unfolds, marked by the distant rumble of a passing train and the occasional call of a river bird. The air itself carries a certain weight, a blend of damp earth and ripening crops, particularly potent in the humid stillness of late summer evenings when the light seems to soften and bleed into the horizon. This place, Meredosia, carries the echoes of its past as a vital river port, a hub where goods and people once flowed with the urgency of commerce. The legacy of steamboats and the bustling docks still whispers in the wind that rustles through the cottonwood trees along the levee, a reminder of an economy once deeply tied to the waterway's power. Today, while the river’s industrial might has shifted, agriculture remains a bedrock, the fertile soil yielding its bounty year after year, a testament to the land's enduring generosity. The character of Meredosia is one of quiet resilience, a community that has weathered the ebb and flow of economic tides, finding strength in its connection to the river and the rich soil that surrounds it, a distinctiveness that settles like a comfortable, familiar coat.
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| Location | Meredosia, Morgan County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 39.831158°N, 90.559571°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62665 |
| Area Code | 217 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Meredosia, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Meredosia, 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 Meredosia includes coordinates 39.831158°N, 90.559571°W, situated in Morgan County. ZIP code 62665. 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.
