Saint Jacob, Illinois Weather
Saint Jacob, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Saint Jacob, Madison County.
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About Saint Jacob, Illinois
Saint Jacob rests in the gentle embrace of Madison County, where the land itself seems to exhale the quietude of the American heartland. It lies 11.4 miles north-east of O'Fallon, IL (from O'Fallon, IL: bearing 43°T), and is situated 6.3 miles east of Troy. Rolling hills, softened by centuries of cultivation, surrender to broad fields of corn and soybeans that stretch towards horizons often painted with the hues of a generous sky. Here, the air carries the subtle scent of turned earth and, in season, the sweet perfume of ripening grain, a testament to the land's enduring fertility. The very character of Saint Jacob is one of understated resilience, a place where the sky feels vast and the shadows of the afternoon stretch long and languid across the open countryside. The history of Saint Jacob is a story etched not in grand monuments but in the persistent spirit of its people and the quiet hum of its agricultural economy. Early settlers, drawn by the rich prairie soil, established a community built on hard work and mutual reliance, a legacy that still informs the local character. While the broader region may have seen shifts in industry, Saint Jacob has largely maintained its connection to the land, its economy rooted in the bounty of its farms. The distinctive cadence of life here is a reflection of this heritage, a steady rhythm that beats in sync with the changing seasons and the cycles of planting and harvest, a place where the past is not a distant echo but a living presence in the fields and the quiet streets.
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| Location | Saint Jacob, Madison County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 38.713936°N, 89.76815°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62281 |
| Area Code | 217 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Saint Jacob, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Saint Jacob, 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 Saint Jacob includes coordinates 38.713936°N, 89.768150°W, situated in Madison County. ZIP code 62281. 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. 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.
