Prairietown, Illinois Weather
Prairietown, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Prairietown, Madison County.
Full aviation weather for Prairietown is published on the St Louis Regional Airport (KALN) 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 Prairietown 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 Prairietown: St Charles County Regional Airport/Smartt Field (KSET) 44 km · St. Louis Lambert International Airport (KSTL) 46 km · Scott AFB/Midamerica Airport (KBLV) 47 km · St Louis Downtown Airport (KCPS) 48 km · Greenville Airport (KGRE) 49 km
Conditions reported at KALN describe the airfield itself. Weather 14 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Prairietown specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Prairietown.
About Prairietown, Illinois
Prairietown rests under a sky that seems to stretch on forever, a vast canvas of blues and grays that shift with the wind. It lies 10.8 miles north of Edwardsville, IL (from Edwardsville, IL: bearing 9°T), and is situated 7.5 miles east-north-east of Bethalto. The land here is a gentle swell of fields, a patchwork quilt of corn and soybean that rustles with a dry whisper in the breeze, broken only by the occasional cluster of mature oak and maple trees that offer a dappled shade. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a clean, earthy scent, a testament to the fertile soil and the open spaces. The houses, mostly modest and well-kept, stand with quiet dignity, their porches inviting, their gardens blooming in the summer months. It is a place where the horizon feels close enough to touch, and the silence is punctuated by the distant hum of a tractor or the call of a meadowlark. The history of Prairietown is deeply rooted in the agricultural bounty of Madison County, a story told in the weathered barns and the enduring spirit of its people. Founded by settlers drawn to the rich prairie soil, the community has always found its lifeblood in the land, with farming remaining the cornerstone of its economy. While larger industries may pass it by, the rhythm of planting and harvesting dictates the pulse of daily life here, a steady, dependable beat. You can still see the echoes of earlier days in the sturdy brickwork of older buildings and the quiet pride in the county fair, a tradition that brings neighbors together to celebrate the harvest and the enduring strength of their shared heritage.
Live animated radar for Prairietown 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 | Prairietown, Madison County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 38.966435°N, 89.922045°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62021 |
| Area Code | 309 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Prairietown, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Prairietown, 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 Prairietown includes coordinates 38.966435°N, 89.922045°W, situated in Madison County. ZIP code 62021. 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.
