Omaha, Illinois Weather
Omaha, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Omaha, Gallatin County.
Full aviation weather for Omaha is published on the Harrisburg-Raleigh Airport (KHSB) page, 23 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 Omaha 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 Omaha: Carmi Municipal Airport (KCUL) 27 km · Sturgis Municipal Airport (KTWT) 50 km · Henderson City County Airport (KEHR) 55 km · Fairfield Municipal Airport (KFWC) 55 km · Benton Municipal Airport (KH96) 57 km
Conditions reported at KHSB describe the airfield itself. Weather 23 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Omaha specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Omaha.
About Omaha, Illinois
Omaha, Illinois, rests in a quiet hollow where the rolling hills of southeastern Illinois begin to soften their angles. It lies 23.6 miles west-south-west of Posey, IN (from Posey, IN: bearing 251°T), and is situated 9.1 miles north-east of Eldorado. The land here is a study in gentle transitions, a tapestry of cultivated fields that surrender to denser woodlands, their leafy canopies catching the shifting light of day. Creeks, their beds lined with smooth, grey stones, meander through the terrain, whispering secrets of the region’s subtle topography. The air, especially in the early morning, carries a cool, damp scent, a promise of dew-kissed grass and the earthy fragrance of ripening corn. Even the sky seems to possess a particular quality, a vast, unhurried expanse that can shift from the softest watercolor blues to the bruised purples of an approaching storm with remarkable grace. The history of Omaha is deeply entwined with the rich agricultural soil that defines its surroundings. For generations, families have worked this land, coaxing sustenance from its depths, their lives shaped by the seasons and the reliable bounty of the earth. While no single industry dominates, farming remains the bedrock of Omaha's economy, with corn and soybeans stretching across the landscape in geometric precision. The rhythm of life here is unhurried, marked by the quiet hum of tractors in the distance and the convivial exchanges at the local general store, a place where news travels as readily as the scent of fresh coffee. There's a palpable sense of continuity, a feeling that the past is not so much buried as it is woven into the very fabric of everyday existence in Omaha.
Live animated radar for Omaha 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 | Omaha, Gallatin County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 37.890324°N, 88.303098°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62871 |
| Area Code | 618 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Omaha, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Omaha, 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 Omaha includes coordinates 37.890324°N, 88.303098°W, situated in Gallatin County. ZIP code 62871. 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.
