Parkersburg, Illinois Weather
Parkersburg, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Parkersburg, Richland County.
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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.
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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 | July 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, 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 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. 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.
