Roodhouse, Illinois Weather
Roodhouse, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Roodhouse, Greene County.
Full aviation weather for Roodhouse is published on the Zelmer Memorial Airpark Inc Airport (K5K1) page, 33 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. 4 airfields within reach of Roodhouse 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 Roodhouse: Jacksonville Municipal Airport (KIJX) 34 km · Pittsfield Penstone Municipal Airport (KPPQ) 39 km · Greater Beardstown Airport (KK06) 54 km
Conditions reported at K5K1 describe the airfield itself. Weather 33 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Roodhouse specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Roodhouse, Illinois
Roodhouse stretches across the gently rolling terrain of Greene County, where fields of corn and soybeans unfurl like broad, green carpets under an expansive Midwestern sky. It lies 42.2 miles north-north-west of Alton, IL (from Alton, IL: bearing 346°T), and is situated 3.7 miles north-north-east of White Hall. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries the scent of sun-baked earth and distant woodsmoke, a quiet perfume that settles over the clustered homes and businesses. The land itself, shaped by ancient glacial movements, offers a subtle, persistent beauty; the horizon is a soft line, often softened further by the haze of summer or the crisp clarity of autumn. Streets are lined with mature trees, their branches forming a leafy canopy that filters the sunlight into shifting patterns on the sidewalks, creating a sense of enduring calm. The story of Roodhouse is deeply entwined with the railroad, which brought its initial promise and shaped its early growth. For decades, the hum of passing trains was a constant soundtrack, a reminder of the connection to wider markets and the flow of goods. While the landscape remains predominantly agricultural, with farms dotting the periphery and contributing to the local economy, the echoes of that industrial past linger. Small businesses, many family-owned, form the heart of daily life, their storefronts reflecting a pragmatic resilience. There's a palpable sense of continuity here, a quiet understanding of place passed down through generations, where the rhythm of the seasons and the cycles of the land still hold sway.
Live animated radar for Roodhouse 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 | Roodhouse, Greene County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 39.483936°N, 90.37151°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62082 |
| Area Code | 309 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Roodhouse, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Roodhouse, 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 Roodhouse includes coordinates 39.483936°N, 90.371510°W, situated in Greene County. ZIP code 62082. 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.
