Okawville, Illinois Weather
Okawville, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Okawville, Washington County.
Full aviation weather for Okawville is published on the Scott AFB/Midamerica Airport (KBLV) page, 28 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 Okawville 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 Okawville: Sparta Community Airport - Hunter Field (KSAR) 34 km · Centralia Municipal Airport (KENL) 41 km · Greenville Airport (KGRE) 47 km · Pinckneyville Du Quoin Airport (KPJY) 53 km · St Louis Downtown Airport (KCPS) 55 km
Conditions reported at KBLV describe the airfield itself. Weather 28 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Okawville specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Okawville.
About Okawville, Illinois
Okawville rests within the gently rolling terrain of southern Illinois, a place where broad fields of corn and soybeans stretch towards horizons that seem to hold the sky in their embrace. It lies 22.3 miles east-south-east of O Fallon, IL (from O Fallon, IL: bearing 119°T), and is situated 8.3 miles south of Germantown. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries the dry, sweet scent of harvested stalks, a subtle perfume that hangs over the landscape. Small creeks, often no more than trickles in the drier months, meander through the land, their banks edged with a determined scrub and the occasional stoic oak, their branches reaching out like weathered hands. The houses, mostly modest and well-kept, cluster together as if for warmth, their porches offering a quiet invitation to the slow passage of days. The history of Okawville is tied to the rich agricultural bounty of Washington County, a story of families who coaxed a living from this fertile soil. For generations, farming has been the bedrock of the local economy, and the rhythm of planting and harvest still dictates much of life. While large-scale industry has largely bypassed this corner of Illinois, a quiet resilience pervades, a steadfastness born of enduring seasons and a deep connection to the land. The town itself, with its tidy main street and the enduring presence of its historic buildings, speaks of a past where community ties were as strong as the roots of the ancient trees that dot the countryside.
Live animated radar for Okawville 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 | Okawville, Washington County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 38.434216°N, 89.550368°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62271 |
| Area Code | 217 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Okawville, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Okawville, 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 Okawville includes coordinates 38.434216°N, 89.550368°W, situated in Washington County. ZIP code 62271. 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.
