Saint Elmo, Illinois Weather
Saint Elmo, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Saint Elmo, Fayette County.
Full aviation weather for Saint Elmo is published on the Effingham County Memorial Airport (K1H2) page, 28 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. 5 airfields within reach of Saint Elmo 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 Saint Elmo: Vandalia Municipal Airport (KVLA) 28 km · Salem–Leckrone Airport (KSLO) 44 km · Greenville Airport (KGRE) 50 km · Flora Municipal Airport (KFOA) 53 km
Conditions reported at K1H2 describe the airfield itself. Weather 28 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Saint Elmo specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Saint Elmo.
About Saint Elmo, Illinois
Saint Elmo exhales a quiet breath across Fayette County, its landscape a gentle swell of cultivated fields that yield to the broad, unhurried expanse of the Illinois sky. It lies 56.5 miles south of Decatur, IL (from Decatur, IL: bearing 174°T), and is situated 5.9 miles west-south-west of Altamont. The land here, a rich, dark loam, cradles broadleaf trees that stand as stoic sentinels along the occasional creek beds, their branches reaching out like weary arms in the humid summer air. In the twilight, as the sun bleeds gold and rose across the western horizon, the very air seems to thicken, carrying with it the scent of ripening corn and the distant hum of unseen insects, a subtle symphony that underscores the profound stillness of this place. The story of Saint Elmo is deeply entwined with the rich agricultural heritage of the region, a legacy built by hardy souls who coaxed sustenance from this fertile earth. For generations, the economy has been anchored by the bounty of its farms, producing grains and livestock that feed beyond its borders, a quiet but vital contribution to the wider world. Older buildings, their paint weathered to the soft hues of faded photographs, whisper tales of a time when the railroad first arrived, a silver ribbon that promised connection and prosperity, drawing people and commerce to this corner of the prairie. Today, a visitor might still find a sense of that enduring spirit, a grounded resilience in the faces of its residents, a community that understands the value of hard work and the quiet dignity of a life lived close to the land.
Live animated radar for Saint Elmo 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 | Saint Elmo, Fayette County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 39.027266°N, 88.848114°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62458 |
| Area Code | 217 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Saint Elmo, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Saint Elmo, 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 Saint Elmo includes coordinates 39.027266°N, 88.848114°W, situated in Fayette County. ZIP code 62458. Telephone area code: 217. 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.
