Rosiclare, Illinois Weather
Rosiclare, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Rosiclare, Hardin County.
Full aviation weather for Rosiclare is published on the Marion-Crittenden County James C Johnson Regional Airport (KGDA) page, 23 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 Rosiclare 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 Rosiclare: Sturgis Municipal Airport (KTWT) 37 km · Metropolis Municipal Airport (KM30) 45 km · Kentucky Dam State Park Airport (KM34) 46 km · Harrisburg-Raleigh Airport (KHSB) 47 km · Providence Webster County Airport (K8M9) 54 km
Conditions reported at KGDA describe the airfield itself. Weather 23 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Rosiclare specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Rosiclare.
About Rosiclare, Illinois
Rosiclare clings to the western bank of the Ohio River, a place where the land folds into gentle bluffs and the air hangs thick with the scent of damp earth and ripening corn. It lies 27.3 miles north-north-east of Paducah, KY (from Paducah, KY: bearing 31°T), and is situated 8.6 miles east-north-east of Golconda. The river, a broad, muscular artery, dictates the town's orientation, its slow, deliberate current a constant presence, a whispered conversation with the shore. Houses, many with porches that seem to breathe in the humid air, cluster along the low-lying ground, their paint faded by sun and rain, their gardens spilling over with tenacious blooms. Beyond the immediate embrace of the river, the terrain rises, a patchwork of cultivated fields and wooded hollows, where the light, especially in the late afternoon, seems to filter through the leaves with a peculiar, golden reverence. This corner of Hardin County, Illinois, holds the indelible mark of its mineral wealth, particularly fluorspar, which once pulsed through Rosiclare like a vital organ. The echoes of mining operations, though largely stilled, still resonate in the landscape and the local memory, a testament to the arduous work that shaped this community. The Ohio River, of course, has always been central, a highway for trade and a source of sustenance, its muddy waters carrying stories of steamboats and barges. Today, while the mines are quiet, the spirit of resilience persists, a quiet determination in the faces of those who call Rosiclare home, their lives unfolding at a pace dictated by the river's flow and the turning of the seasons.
Live animated radar for Rosiclare 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 | Rosiclare, Hardin County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 37.423663°N, 88.346148°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62982 |
| Area Code | 618 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Rosiclare, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Rosiclare, 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 Rosiclare includes coordinates 37.423663°N, 88.346148°W, situated in Hardin County. ZIP code 62982. 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.
