Pomona, Illinois Weather
Pomona, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Pomona, Jackson County.
Full aviation weather for Pomona is published on the Southern Illinois Airport (KMDH) 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 Pomona 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 Pomona: Veterans Airport of Southern Illinois (KMWA) 31 km · Pinckneyville Du Quoin Airport (KPJY) 39 km · Cape Girardeau Regional Airport (KCGI) 49 km · Perryville Regional Airport (KPCD) 53 km · Benton Municipal Airport (KH96) 55 km
Conditions reported at KMDH describe the airfield itself. Weather 18 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Pomona specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Pomona.
About Pomona, Illinois
Pomona rests in a quiet corner of Jackson County, Illinois, where the rolling hills begin to soften their ascent towards the Mississippi River. It lies 24.4 miles north-north-east of Cape Girardeau, MO (from Cape Girardeau, MO: bearing 24°T), and is situated 9.5 miles south-west of Carbondale. The landscape here is a gentle embrace of fertile bottomlands and the beginnings of forested slopes, a place where the air often carries the scent of damp earth and the distant hum of cicadas. Sunlight, particularly in the late afternoon, slants through the mature oaks and maples, painting long, shifting shadows across fields of corn and soybeans that stretch out like rumpled green carpets. The occasional farmhouse, its paint weathered to a soft grey or faded barn red, stands sentinel against the vast, ever-changing sky, a testament to the enduring quietude of this rural expanse. The history of Pomona is etched not in grand monuments but in the very grain of the land and the persistence of its people. Once a stop on a railway line that brought goods and travelers through this fertile region, its economy has long been tied to the bounty of the soil, a tradition that continues with the cultivation of crops and the raising of livestock. The nearby Shawnee National Forest, a sprawling wilderness of ancient trees and hidden ravines, offers a profound connection to the wildness that shaped this place, its trails whispering tales of those who walked them long before. While the hustle of larger cities lies a considerable distance away, there is a distinct rhythm to life in Pomona, a steady beat dictated by the seasons and the quiet satisfaction of a well-tended farm.
Live animated radar for Pomona 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 | Pomona, Jackson County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 37.628106°N, 89.336756°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62975 |
| Area Code | 618 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Pomona, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Pomona, 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 Pomona includes coordinates 37.628106°N, 89.336756°W, situated in Jackson County. ZIP code 62975. 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.
