New Baden, Illinois Weather
New Baden, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for New Baden, Clinton County.
Full aviation weather for New Baden is published on the Scott AFB/Midamerica Airport (KBLV) page, 12 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 New Baden 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 New Baden: St Louis Downtown Airport (KCPS) 40 km · Sparta Community Airport - Hunter Field (KSAR) 43 km · Greenville Airport (KGRE) 44 km · St Louis Regional Airport (KALN) 50 km · Centralia Municipal Airport (KENL) 53 km
Conditions reported at KBLV describe the airfield itself. Weather 12 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at New Baden specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About New Baden, Illinois
New Baden, Illinois, unfurls across a gently rolling landscape, a testament to the persistent agriculture that has shaped its character for generations. It lies 12.0 miles east-south-east of O Fallon, IL (from O Fallon, IL: bearing 108°T), and is situated 5.9 miles east-north-east of Mascoutah. Fields of corn and soybeans stretch towards horizons punctuated by the silhouettes of water towers and the occasional cluster of silos, their weathered paint catching the broad, Midwestern light. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries a quiet stillness, broken only by the distant hum of a tractor or the lowing of cattle from a nearby pasture. Streets are lined with modest homes, their porches offering a view of the unhurried passage of days, where the turning of seasons dictates the rhythm of life more than any clock. The land itself, a rich loam, speaks of the fertile soil that has sustained its people, a deep, dark earth that promises abundance with every sunrise. The history of New Baden is inextricably linked to the coal seams that once pulsed beneath its surface. For decades, mining was the lifeblood of this community, drawing families and forging a strong sense of camaraderie among those who worked the earth’s depths. Though the mines have long since closed, their legacy remains, an echo in the stoic resilience of the people and the sturdy, no-nonsense architecture that still graces the downtown area. The local economy now leans heavily on agriculture and the small businesses that serve the surrounding farms, with a few dedicated shops and services keeping the heart of New Baden beating. It’s a place where neighborly concern is as common as the widespread mailboxes, and the simple act of a shared wave between passing cars carries a weight of genuine connection.
Live animated radar for New Baden 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 | New Baden, Clinton County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 38.535049°N, 89.70065°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62265 |
| Area Code | 217 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This New Baden, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for New Baden, 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 New Baden includes coordinates 38.535049°N, 89.700650°W, situated in Clinton County. ZIP code 62265. 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. 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.
