Pontiac, Illinois Weather
Pontiac, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Pontiac, St. Clair County.
Full aviation weather for Pontiac is published on the Scott AFB/Midamerica Airport (KBLV) page, 14 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 Pontiac 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 Pontiac: St Louis Downtown Airport (KCPS) 15 km · St Louis Regional Airport (KALN) 34 km · St. Louis Lambert International Airport (KSTL) 38 km · Creve Coeur Airport (K1H0) 48 km · St Charles County Regional Airport/Smartt Field (KSET) 54 km
Conditions reported at KBLV describe the airfield itself. Weather 14 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Pontiac specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Pontiac.
About Pontiac, Illinois
Pontiac breathes the wide-open sky of southern Illinois, a place where the land stretches out in broad, generous strokes. It lies 3.9 miles west of O Fallon, IL (from O Fallon, IL: bearing 268°T), and is situated 4.6 miles north of Belleville. Rolling hills, softened by centuries of wind and water, give way to fertile plains, their rich, dark soil a promise of bounty. Creeks, like silver threads, meander through the landscape, their banks lined with sturdy oaks and maples that rustle secrets in the breeze. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries a certain stillness, a quiet hum that settles over the fields and the small clusters of homes, inviting a slower kind of breathing. The history of Pontiac is etched into its very bones, a story of pioneers who saw the potential in this earth and built a life from its abundance. Originally settled by farmers drawn to the rich agricultural land, Pontiac developed a sturdy economy rooted in the harvests of corn and soybeans, a rhythm dictated by the seasons and the turning of the earth. While agriculture remains a cornerstone, the town has also seen periods of industry, its past echoing with the sounds of machinery and the steady work of its people. Today, Pontiac retains a character of enduring resilience, a place where neighbors know each other's names and the simple act of a shared conversation over a cup of coffee can feel like a small, significant tradition.
Live animated radar for Pontiac 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 | Pontiac, St. Clair County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 38.587272°N, 89.984826°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62208, 61764 |
| Area Code | 217, 309 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Pontiac, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Pontiac, 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 Pontiac includes coordinates 38.587272°N, 89.984826°W, situated in St. Clair County. ZIP code 62208, 61764. Telephone area code: 217, 309. 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.
