Parkersburg, Illinois Weather
Parkersburg, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Parkersburg, Richland County.
Full aviation weather for Parkersburg is published on the Olney Noble Airport (KOLY) page, 18 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 Parkersburg 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 Parkersburg: Mount Carmel Municipal Airport (KAJG) 29 km · Flora Municipal Airport (KFOA) 35 km · Fairfield Municipal Airport (KFWC) 39 km · Lawrenceville Vincennes International Airport (KLWV) 44 km · O'Neal Airport (KOEA) 46 km
Conditions reported at KOLY describe the airfield itself. Weather 18 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Parkersburg specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Parkersburg.
About Parkersburg, Illinois
Parkersburg lies cradled in the gentle folds of southeastern Illinois, where the land softens into rolling hills and fertile fields. It lies 41.6 miles north-north-west of Posey, IN (from Posey, IN: bearing 348°T), and is situated 9.9 miles south of Olney. The air here often carries the sweet, earthy scent of ripening corn and soybeans, a constant reminder of the agricultural heartbeat that sustains this place. Sunlight, when it breaks through the canopy of mature oak and maple trees that line the occasional creek beds, falls in luminous shafts, illuminating the dappled patterns on the forest floor, and lending a quiet, almost sacred quality to the landscape. The wide, open skies above Parkersburg are a painter's dream, particularly at dusk when hues of rose and amethyst bleed into the horizon, promising a cool, star-dusted night. The story of Parkersburg is deeply intertwined with the fertile soil and the waterways that thread through it, notably the nearby Embarras River, which has long been a silent witness to the ebb and flow of life here. Originally settled by pioneers drawn to the rich farmland, the economy has always leaned heavily on agriculture, with generations of families tending the land, coaxing life from the earth. While no grand monuments pierce the sky, the character of Parkersburg is etched into its weathered barns, the friendly nods exchanged on Main Street, and the quiet pride in a community that has weathered its share of economic shifts. The local economy, while rooted in farming, also finds sustenance in small businesses that serve the immediate needs of its residents, fostering a sense of self-reliance and interconnectedness.
Live animated radar for Parkersburg 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 | Parkersburg, Richland County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 38.589771°N, 88.056703°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62452 |
| Area Code | 217 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Parkersburg, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Parkersburg, 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 Parkersburg includes coordinates 38.589771°N, 88.056703°W, situated in Richland County. ZIP code 62452. 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.
