Old Shawneetown, Illinois Weather
Old Shawneetown, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Old Shawneetown, Gallatin County.
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About Old Shawneetown, Illinois
Old Shawneetown rests on the broad, low-lying plains that embrace the Ohio River, a place where the sky seems to stretch on forever, a vast canvas of ever-shifting blues and greys. It lies 24.9 miles south-south-west of Posey, IN (from Posey, IN: bearing 212°T), and is situated 3.0 miles east-south-east of Shawneetown. The land here is flat, yielding, a fertile expanse that has been shaped by the patient, relentless flow of water, its soil a deep, dark loam that smells of damp earth after a summer rain. The air carries a subtle humidity, a gentle caress that softens the edges of the day, especially as the sun begins its slow descent, painting the western horizon with hues of apricot and rose. The houses, some weathered by decades of sun and wind, others bearing the newer lines of rebuilding, stand with a quiet resilience, their porches often open to the breeze that whispers through the cottonwood trees. This was once a bustling river port, a gateway to the American West, where steamboats once plied the muddy waters, their whistles echoing through the humid air, a sound now lost to the quiet hum of the present. The Great Flood of 1937 reshaped the very character of Old Shawneetown, forcing a significant relocation of the town further inland, a stark reminder of the river’s enduring power and a turning point in its history. Though the grand riverfront buildings are largely gone, the spirit of commerce that once defined Old Shawneetown lingers in the agricultural heartbeat of Gallatin County, where corn and soybeans now stand sentinel in the fields. The old courthouse, a stately brick structure that has weathered many storms, still stands as a silent witness to the town’s past glories and its ongoing story.
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| Location | Old Shawneetown, Gallatin County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 37.696991°N, 88.136701°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62984 |
| Area Code | 618 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Old Shawneetown, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Old Shawneetown, Illinois, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 Old Shawneetown includes coordinates 37.696991°N, 88.136701°W, situated in Gallatin County. ZIP code 62984. 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. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.
