Richview, Illinois Weather
Richview, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Richview, Washington County.
Full aviation weather for Richview is published on the Centralia Municipal Airport (KENL) page, 17 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 Richview 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 Richview: Mount Vernon Outland Airport (KMVN) 29 km · Salem–Leckrone Airport (KSLO) 35 km · Benton Municipal Airport (KH96) 47 km · Pinckneyville Du Quoin Airport (KPJY) 47 km · Sparta Community Airport - Hunter Field (KSAR) 52 km
Conditions reported at KENL describe the airfield itself. Weather 17 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Richview specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Richview.
About Richview, Illinois
Richview lies in a shallow saucer of land, a gentle dip in the otherwise broad, sweeping Illinois prairie. It lies 42.2 miles east-south-east of O Fallon, IL (from O Fallon, IL: bearing 110°T), and is situated 9.3 miles south-south-west of Wamac. Here, the sky feels immense, a vast canvas that shifts from the pale, washed-out blue of midday to the bruised purples and oranges of approaching dusk, painting the fields of corn and soybeans with an almost theatrical light. The air carries the dry, dusty scent of summer earth, mingled with the fainter, sweet perfume of unseen wildflowers blooming along the roadside ditches. The land itself is a study in muted greens and golds, the cultivated fields a testament to generations of patient toil, interspersed with pockets of darker, wilder timber that hug the infrequent, sleepy creeks, offering a subtle contrast to the open expanse. The history of Richview is etched not in grand monuments but in the quiet persistence of its people and the enduring rhythm of agriculture. For decades, this corner of Washington County has been shaped by the land’s bounty, its economy rooted firmly in the fertile soil that yields abundant crops. While no single industry dominates, the collective effort of farmers and those who support them forms the economic bedrock. The distinctive character of Richview is found in its unhurried pace, in the way neighbors still nod hello on the street, and in the shared understanding that life here moves with the seasons. The local grain elevator, a stoic sentinel against the horizon, stands as a silent witness to the ebb and flow of harvest, a tangible link to the agricultural heritage that defines Richview.
Live animated radar for Richview 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 | Richview, Washington County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 38.378383°N, 89.180075°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62877 |
| Area Code | 618 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Richview, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Richview, 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 Richview includes coordinates 38.378383°N, 89.180075°W, situated in Washington County. ZIP code 62877. 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.
