Prairie du Rocher, Illinois Weather
Prairie du Rocher, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Prairie du Rocher, Randolph County.
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About Prairie du Rocher, Illinois
Prairie du Rocher unfolds as a quiet sentinel on the Mississippi River floodplain, a place where the immense, arching sky seems to press down on the fertile earth. It lies 29.0 miles south-south-east of Oakville, MO (from Oakville, MO: bearing 157°T), and is situated 7.9 miles north-north-west of Ste. Genevieve. The land here is a canvas of cultivated fields, stretching in broad, sun-drenched swathes of corn and soybeans, their verdant hues deepening towards the hazy blue of distant bluffs. A gentle breeze, carrying the faint, sweet scent of ripening crops, stirs the tall grasses that fringe the quiet roads, and the air itself feels thick with the quiet hum of insect life and the distant rumble of agricultural machinery. The Mississippi River, a broad, slow-moving artery, lies a short distance to the west, its presence a constant, subtle influence on the topography, shaping the land with a patient, inexorable hand. This locality, Prairie du Rocher, carries the deep roots of French colonial settlement, a heritage still whispered in the names of families and the enduring character of its people. The economy remains tethered to the bounty of the land, a testament to generations of farmers who have coaxed sustenance from this rich alluvial soil, a tradition passed down through families like a precious inheritance. The nearby bluffs, remnants of ancient geological upheavals, offer a stark, beautiful contrast to the flat expanse of the prairie, their stony faces bearing the silent witness of centuries. While grand monuments are absent, the distinctive character of Prairie du Rocher lies in its understated persistence, its quiet dignity as a place deeply connected to the earth and the enduring cycles of nature.
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| Location | Prairie du Rocher, Randolph County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 38.083108°N, 90.095946°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62277 |
| Area Code | 217 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Prairie du Rocher, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Prairie du Rocher, 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 Prairie du Rocher includes coordinates 38.083108°N, 90.095946°W, situated in Randolph County. ZIP code 62277. 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.
