Pontoon Beach, Illinois Weather
Pontoon Beach, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Pontoon Beach, Madison County.
Full aviation weather for Pontoon Beach is published on the St Louis Regional Airport (KALN) 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 Pontoon Beach 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 Pontoon Beach: St Louis Downtown Airport (KCPS) 19 km · St. Louis Lambert International Airport (KSTL) 25 km · Creve Coeur Airport (K1H0) 37 km · St Charles County Regional Airport/Smartt Field (KSET) 37 km · Spirit of St Louis Airport (KSUS) 50 km
Conditions reported at KALN describe the airfield itself. Weather 18 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Pontoon Beach specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Pontoon Beach.
About Pontoon Beach, Illinois
Pontoon Beach rests where the flatlands of Madison County gently yield to the broad embrace of the Mississippi River. It lies 4.2 miles east-north-east of Granite City, IL (from Granite City, IL: bearing 60°T), and is situated 9.6 miles north-east of St. Louis. Here, the air carries a humid, earthy scent, a blend of fertile soil and the distant, mineral tang of the water. The landscape is a study in horizontal lines: wide fields of soybeans and corn stretch towards the horizon, punctuated by the occasional cluster of modest homes and the silver glint of silos. In the late afternoon, the sun, low and diffused by the lingering haze of summer, casts a soft, golden light across the land, softening the edges of the world and imbuing the scene with a quiet, enduring beauty. The sky above, vast and often a pale, washed-out blue, seems to hold a perpetual promise of expansive weather, from the sudden fury of a summer storm to the crisp clarity of a winter day. The history of Pontoon Beach is deeply intertwined with the ebb and flow of the Mississippi, a lifeblood that has shaped its economy and character for generations. Once a vital artery for commerce, the river continues to influence the region, though its primary role has shifted from steamboat thoroughfares to recreational pursuits and the quiet hum of barge traffic. The local economy, while not defined by a single industry, draws strength from agriculture and the service sector, supporting a close-knit population that values practicality and resilience. While no grand monuments mark its past, the spirit of Pontoon Beach is evident in the sturdy, unpretentious nature of its buildings and the steady, almost meditative pace of daily life, a rhythm dictated more by the seasons and the river's moods than by the frantic demands of urban centers.
Live animated radar for Pontoon Beach 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 | Pontoon Beach, Madison County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 38.731716°N, 90.080384°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62040, 62025 |
| Area Code | 309 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Pontoon Beach, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Pontoon Beach, 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 Pontoon Beach includes coordinates 38.731716°N, 90.080384°W, situated in Madison County. ZIP code 62040, 62025. Telephone area code: 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.
