Mitchell, Illinois Weather
Mitchell, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Mitchell, Madison County.
Full aviation weather for Mitchell is published on the St Louis Regional Airport (KALN) page, 15 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted. 6 airfields within reach of Mitchell have their own pages, listed below.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Other airports near Mitchell: St Louis Downtown Airport (KCPS) 22 km · St. Louis Lambert International Airport (KSTL) 25 km · St Charles County Regional Airport/Smartt Field (KSET) 35 km · Creve Coeur Airport (K1H0) 37 km · Spirit of St Louis Airport (KSUS) 50 km
Conditions reported at KALN describe the airfield itself. Weather 15 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Mitchell specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Mitchell, Illinois
Mitchell lies low in the broad, fertile embrace of the Mississippi River floodplain, a place where the sky feels vast and the earth yielding. It lies 5.4 miles north-east of Granite City, IL (from Granite City, IL: bearing 39°T), and is situated 7.9 miles west-south-west of Edwardsville. Rolling fields, a quilt of green and gold depending on the season, stretch towards a horizon softened by the hazy breath of the river valley. The air here often carries the damp, earthy scent of the nearby Missouri River, mingling with the subtle sweetness of ripening corn or the sharper tang of mown hay. The streets of Mitchell are unpretentious, lined with modest homes and businesses that seem to have grown organically from the soil, their facades weathered by the prairie sun and the occasional fierce wind. Evenings can bring a particular luminescence, a soft, buttery light that spills across the landscape as the sun dips, painting the clouds in hues of rose and lavender, a quiet benediction on the day's labors. The very character of Mitchell is a testament to the enduring spirit of those who have worked this land, a history intertwined with the ebb and flow of the great rivers and the industries they sustained. Coal mining once carved a deep vein through the region's economic life, leaving behind a legacy of hardworking families and a quiet understanding of the earth's bounty and its demands. Today, agriculture remains a bedrock, the rich alluvial soils continuing to yield abundant crops, feeding the nation and shaping the rhythm of life in Mitchell. The nearby confluence of the Missouri and Mississippi rivers, a powerful natural force, has always dictated the fortunes and the very existence of settlements like Mitchell, offering both a pathway for commerce and a constant reminder of nature's formidable strength. This enduring connection to the land and its waters imbues Mitchell with a grounded resilience, a quiet dignity born of generations who have learned to live in harmony with the elements.
Live animated radar for Mitchell and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
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| Location | Mitchell, Madison County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 38.761993°N, 90.085384°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62865, 62040 |
| Area Code | 618, 309 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Mitchell, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Mitchell, Illinois, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. 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 Mitchell includes coordinates 38.761993°N, 90.085384°W, situated in Madison County. ZIP code 62865, 62040. Telephone area code: 618, 309. Timezone: Central Time (America/Chicago).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. 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.
