Mount Carmel, Illinois Weather
Mount Carmel, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Mount Carmel, Wabash County.
Full aviation weather for Mount Carmel is published on the Mount Carmel Municipal Airport (KAJG) page, 22 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 Mount Carmel 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 Mount Carmel: O'Neal Airport (KOEA) 36 km · Lawrenceville Vincennes International Airport (KLWV) 42 km · Evansville Regional Airport (KEVV) 46 km · Carmi Municipal Airport (KCUL) 48 km · Olney Noble Airport (KOLY) 50 km
Conditions reported at KAJG describe the airfield itself. Weather 22 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Mount Carmel specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Mount Carmel, Illinois
Mount Carmel unfolds across the broad, fertile plains where the Wabash River defines the eastern edge of Illinois. It lies 24.9 miles north-north-west of Vanderburgh, IN (from Vanderburgh, IN: bearing 337°T), and is situated 9.5 miles west of Patoka. The land here is a study in gentle slopes and wide horizons, a landscape accustomed to the slow, deliberate turning of seasons. Fields of corn and soybeans stretch like patchwork quilts under skies that often seem impossibly vast, punctuated by stands of oak and sycamore along the riverbanks, their branches reaching out with a patient, ancient grace. The air, particularly in the late afternoon, carries a peculiar sweetness, a blend of damp earth and ripening grain that speaks of the land's enduring productivity. Even the buildings in Mount Carmel seem to settle into the terrain, their brickwork weathered by decades of sun and rain, their roofs angled to shed the snows of winter and welcome the rains of spring. The history of Mount Carmel is deeply entwined with the Wabash, a vital artery for commerce and settlement since the earliest days. Its economy, once heavily reliant on agriculture and steamboat trade, has diversified, with manufacturing and a growing retail sector now shaping its present. The legacy of its founding fathers, who envisioned a thriving river port, still echoes in the architecture and the quiet confidence of the people. Though no grand pronouncements are made, a deep, unspoken pride exists in Mount Carmel, a recognition of its resilience and its place as a modest but enduring hub in this corner of the Midwest, where the river's flow dictates a certain measured pace of life.
Live animated radar for Mount Carmel 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 | Mount Carmel, Wabash County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 38.41088°N, 87.761417°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62863 |
| Area Code | 618 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Mount Carmel, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Mount Carmel, 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 Mount Carmel includes coordinates 38.410880°N, 87.761417°W, situated in Wabash County. ZIP code 62863. 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. 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.
