Olmsted, Illinois Weather
Olmsted, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Olmsted, Pulaski County.
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About Olmsted, Illinois
Olmsted lies where the broad, brown Ohio River, fat with sediment and the memory of countless springs, begins its slow, determined journey west. It lies 25.1 miles east-south-east of Cape Girardeau, MO (from Cape Girardeau, MO: bearing 110°T), and is situated 7.6 miles north-east of Mounds. Here, the land swells and dips with a patient, rolling grace, a topography shaped by ancient waters and the persistent work of wind. Cypress knees, like gnarled knuckles, push through the dark, loamy soil near the riverbanks, testament to a damp embrace that defines the very character of this place. The air, heavy with the scent of damp earth and the distant hum of agricultural machinery, carries the quiet resignation of a place that has seen its seasons turn for generations, each one leaving its mark on the weathered barns and the stoic faces of its inhabitants. The story of Olmsted is inextricably bound to the river that cradles it, a waterway that has served as both highway and hazard, shaping its economy and its destiny. Once, steamboats plied these waters, carrying cotton and timber, the lifeblood of a region built on the bounty of fertile land and the muscle of its people. Today, the echoes of that bustling past are subtle, heard in the creak of a barge or the lonely call of a towboat horn in the hazy distance. Agriculture remains the bedrock, with fields of corn and soybeans stretching to the horizon, a green and gold sea that ripens under a sky that can shift from brilliant blue to a bruised, tempestuous grey in the span of an afternoon. The town itself, a collection of sturdy brick buildings and modest homes, holds its history close, a quiet resilience etched into its very foundations.
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| Location | Olmsted, Pulaski County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 37.180607°N, 89.088961°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62970 |
| Area Code | 618 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Olmsted, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Olmsted, 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 Olmsted includes coordinates 37.180607°N, 89.088961°W, situated in Pulaski County. ZIP code 62970. 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.
