Roxana, Illinois Weather
Roxana, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Roxana, Madison County.
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About Roxana, Illinois
Roxana breathes the humid, earthy scent of the American Midwest, a place where the land rolls gently, not with dramatic peaks, but with a quiet, persistent undulation that hints at the vast, fertile plains stretching beyond. It lies 6.5 miles east-south-east of Alton, IL (from Alton, IL: bearing 117°T), and is situated 7.1 miles west-north-west of Edwardsville. The sky here feels immense, a boundless canvas that shifts from the pale, washed-out blue of midday to the bruised purples and fiery oranges of a summer sunset, painting the low-slung buildings and the broad, open fields in ever-changing hues. Trees, predominantly oak and maple, punctuate the landscape, their leaves rustling like whispered secrets in the prevailing breeze, and the air often carries the faint, sweet perfume of ripening corn or the damp, mineral tang of soil recently turned. The story of Roxana is deeply entwined with the rich veins of coal that once pulsed beneath this ground, a history that shaped its very foundations and continues to echo in the character of its people, hardy and practical, accustomed to the deep rhythms of labor. Though the mines have largely fallen silent, the legacy of that industrial past lingers, a subtle undercurrent in the local economy that now finds its footing in manufacturing and service industries, drawing strength from the enduring spirit of its founders. The nearby Mississippi River, a powerful artery of commerce and life, flows not far from Roxana, its broad, unhurried current a constant reminder of the region's enduring connection to water and the broader currents of American history.
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| Location | Roxana, Madison County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 38.848381°N, 90.076217°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62084 |
| Area Code | 309 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Roxana, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Roxana, Illinois, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 Roxana includes coordinates 38.848381°N, 90.076217°W, situated in Madison County. ZIP code 62084. 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. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.
