Norris City, Illinois Weather
Norris City, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Norris City, White County.
Full aviation weather for Norris City is published on the Carmi Municipal Airport (KCUL) 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 Norris City 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 Norris City: Harrisburg-Raleigh Airport (KHSB) 27 km · Fairfield Municipal Airport (KFWC) 45 km · Benton Municipal Airport (KH96) 53 km · Sturgis Municipal Airport (KTWT) 59 km · Henderson City County Airport (KEHR) 60 km
Conditions reported at KCUL describe the airfield itself. Weather 22 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Norris City specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Norris City, Illinois
Norris City lies in a landscape shaped by patient geology, where the land falls away in gentle, sweeping curves towards the southeastern Illinois horizon. It lies 23.7 miles west of Posey, IN (from Posey, IN: bearing 267°T), and is situated 8.2 miles south of Enfield. The soil, a rich, dark loam, supports fields of corn and soybeans that stretch like an emerald and gold quilt under the wide, often startlingly blue sky. Scattered stands of mature oak and maple trees, their leaves rustling with a sound like whispered secrets, punctuate the open vistas, offering pockets of shade and a subtle, earthy perfume to the air. As dusk descends, the light softens, casting a warm, honeyed glow over the fields, and the silence of the countryside deepens, broken only by the distant hum of an unseen tractor or the mournful cry of a hawk circling overhead. The history of Norris City is deeply entwined with the bounty and challenges of this fertile ground. Once a significant stop on the Illinois Central Railroad, its fortunes rose and fell with the ebb and flow of agricultural prosperity and the discovery of oil in the surrounding fields, a legacy still visible in the sturdy, unpretentious architecture of its downtown buildings. Local businesses, many family-owned for generations, form the heart of the community, their storefronts reflecting a quiet pride in enduring commerce. The rhythm of life here is unhurried, dictated more by the turning of the seasons and the needs of the land than by the clamor of the outside world, fostering a strong sense of neighborly connection that defines the enduring character of Norris City.
Live animated radar for Norris City 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 | Norris City, White County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 37.981158°N, 88.32921°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62869 |
| Area Code | 618 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Norris City, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Norris City, 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 Norris City includes coordinates 37.981158°N, 88.329210°W, situated in White County. ZIP code 62869. 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.
