Pinckneyville, Illinois Weather
Pinckneyville, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Pinckneyville, Perry County.
Full aviation weather for Pinckneyville is published on the Pinckneyville Du Quoin Airport (KPJY) page, 12 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 Pinckneyville 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 Pinckneyville: Sparta Community Airport - Hunter Field (KSAR) 29 km · Southern Illinois Airport (KMDH) 36 km · Benton Municipal Airport (KH96) 40 km · Perryville Regional Airport (KPCD) 48 km · Veterans Airport of Southern Illinois (KMWA) 49 km
Conditions reported at KPJY describe the airfield itself. Weather 12 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Pinckneyville specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Pinckneyville.
About Pinckneyville, Illinois
Pinckneyville rests in a gentle hollow where the land begins its slow, deliberate roll towards the larger river valleys of Southern Illinois. It lies 44.6 miles south-east of Belleville, IL (from Belleville, IL: bearing 133°T), and is situated 9.3 miles west-north-west of Du Quoin. The sky here is a vast, pale canvas, especially in the early morning when mist clings to the low-lying fields, softening the edges of distant tree lines and lending a quiet, introspective mood to the waking landscape. Fields of corn and soybeans, their sturdy stalks a muted green against the rich, dark earth, stretch out in broad swathes, punctuated by stands of oak and maple that offer deeper pockets of shadow. The air, particularly after a summer rain, carries the clean, earthy scent of damp soil and ripening crops, a fragrance that speaks of the land’s enduring generosity. The character of Pinckneyville is deeply intertwined with the quiet resilience of agriculture and the echoes of a past shaped by the earth’s bounty. For generations, the economy here has been tied to the fertile soil, with farms producing the grains that have sustained families and communities. While farming remains a cornerstone, the whispers of coal mining history can still be felt, a reminder of the industry that once pulsed through the region, leaving behind a legacy of hardworking people and a landscape subtly altered. Today, Pinckneyville maintains a steady, unhurried rhythm, a place where neighbors still know one another and the passing of seasons dictates the pace of life, each one painting the surrounding countryside with its own distinctive hues.
Live animated radar for Pinckneyville 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 | Pinckneyville, Perry County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 38.080329°N, 89.382032°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62274 |
| Area Code | 217 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Pinckneyville, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Pinckneyville, 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 Pinckneyville includes coordinates 38.080329°N, 89.382032°W, situated in Perry County. ZIP code 62274. 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.
