Rosewood Heights, Illinois Weather
Rosewood Heights, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Rosewood Heights, Madison County.
Full aviation weather for Rosewood Heights is published on the St Louis Regional Airport (KALN) page, 3 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 Rosewood Heights 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 Rosewood Heights: St. Louis Lambert International Airport (KSTL) 29 km · St Charles County Regional Airport/Smartt Field (KSET) 30 km · St Louis Downtown Airport (KCPS) 36 km · Creve Coeur Airport (K1H0) 41 km · Spirit of St Louis Airport (KSUS) 55 km
Conditions reported at KALN describe the airfield itself. Weather 3 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Rosewood Heights specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Rosewood Heights, Illinois
Rosewood Heights unfolds across a landscape shaped by the ancient dance of water and earth, where the rolling terrain of Madison County gently slopes towards the fertile plains. It lies 5.4 miles east of Alton, IL (from Alton, IL: bearing 92°T), and is situated 8.8 miles north-west of Edwardsville. Broadleaf forests, a mosaic of oak and hickory, carpet the higher ground, their canopies catching the sun in a thousand shifting emeralds and golds, while the lower valleys are often softened by a verdant mist that rises from unseen streams and ephemeral wetlands. The air here carries the scent of damp soil and decaying leaves, a rich perfume that speaks of seasons past and a quiet, enduring wildness. The very character of Rosewood Heights seems to be etched in the subtle contours of the land, in the way the light falls through the trees at dusk, casting long, theatrical shadows that deepen the sense of a place both tranquil and alive. The history of Rosewood Heights is a narrative of resourceful settlement, finding its roots in the agricultural bounty of this region, where fertile soil proved a generous host to early homesteaders. For generations, the economy of Rosewood Heights has been intrinsically tied to the land, with farming and its ancillary industries forming the bedrock of its prosperity, a quiet diligence that still echoes in the community’s rhythm. While the larger metropolises of the broader St. Louis metropolitan area offer their own clamor, Rosewood Heights has steadfastly maintained its distinct character, a place where the pace of life feels measured by the turning of the seasons rather than the ticking of a clock. Its distinctiveness lies not in grand monuments, but in the enduring spirit of its people and the unpretentious beauty of its natural surroundings, a subtle charm that draws you in and holds you fast.
Live animated radar for Rosewood Heights 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 | Rosewood Heights, Madison County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 38.887825°N, 90.084829°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62024 |
| Area Code | 309 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Rosewood Heights, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Rosewood Heights, 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 Rosewood Heights includes coordinates 38.887825°N, 90.084829°W, situated in Madison County. ZIP code 62024. 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.
