Nason, Illinois Weather
Nason, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Nason, Jefferson County.
Full aviation weather for Nason is published on the Mount Vernon Outland Airport (KMVN) page, 19 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 Nason 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 Nason: Benton Municipal Airport (KH96) 19 km · Centralia Municipal Airport (KENL) 39 km · Pinckneyville Du Quoin Airport (KPJY) 41 km · Veterans Airport of Southern Illinois (KMWA) 47 km · Southern Illinois Airport (KMDH) 51 km
Conditions reported at KMVN describe the airfield itself. Weather 19 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Nason specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Nason.
About Nason, Illinois
Nason rests in a hollow carved by time and water, where rolling hills begin their gentle descent towards the flatlands of southern Illinois. It lies 58.6 miles east-south-east of O Fallon, IL (from O Fallon, IL: bearing 119°T), and is situated 7.4 miles north-east of Sesser. The air here carries the scent of damp earth and ripening corn, a perfume that mingles with the woodsmoke from distant hearths as the day begins to cool. Fields of soybeans shimmer like a green sea under the wide sky, punctuated by the dark silhouettes of mature oak and hickory trees that stand as sentinels on the higher ground. A quiet hum of cicadas fills the late afternoon, a constant, drowsy soundtrack to the slow unfolding of the season, and the occasional distant rumble of a train serves as a reminder of the world beyond these verdant slopes. The history of Nason is a story told in the rustle of corn stalks and the slow erosion of time. Settled in an era when agriculture was king, its economy has long been tied to the fertile soil and the bounty it produces, with generations of families nurturing the land. Though the scars of past mining operations are now largely softened by the return of wild growth, they whisper of a different kind of labor that once shaped this place. The local general store, a hub of quiet conversation and community news, still serves as a focal point, its shelves stocked with essentials and its walls adorned with faded photographs that offer glimpses into the Nason of yesteryear. The rhythm of life here is dictated by the sun and the seasons, a steady, unhurried cadence that has weathered the passing decades.
Live animated radar for Nason 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Nason, Jefferson County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 38.176161°N, 88.967569°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62816, 62866 |
| Area Code | 618 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Nason, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Nason, 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 Nason includes coordinates 38.176161°N, 88.967569°W, situated in Jefferson County. ZIP code 62816, 62866. 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.
