Sandoval, Illinois Weather
Sandoval, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Sandoval, Marion County.
Full aviation weather for Sandoval is published on the Centralia Municipal Airport (KENL) page, 11 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 Sandoval 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 Sandoval: Salem–Leckrone Airport (KSLO) 13 km · Greenville Airport (KGRE) 34 km · Mount Vernon Outland Airport (KMVN) 39 km · Vandalia Municipal Airport (KVLA) 42 km · Flora Municipal Airport (KFOA) 58 km
Conditions reported at KENL describe the airfield itself. Weather 11 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Sandoval specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Sandoval.
About Sandoval, Illinois
Sandoval rests in a gentle cradle of Illinois farmland, where the sky often seems to stretch on forever, a vast, ever-changing canvas. It lies 43.1 miles east of O'Fallon, IL (from O'Fallon, IL: bearing 88°T), and is situated 6.3 miles north of Centralia. The land rolls with a subtle generosity, not dramatic hills, but a soft, persistent rise and fall that suggests the slow, patient work of ancient waters. Broad fields of corn and soybeans unfurl in every direction, their orderly rows a testament to the diligent hands that coax sustenance from the rich, dark earth. Occasional stands of oak and maple trees, their branches reaching like weathered arms, punctuate the green expanse, offering pockets of shade and a whisper of woodland cool. The air here carries the clean, honest scent of growing things, a subtle perfume that deepens with the warmth of the sun and the promise of rain. The history of Sandoval is etched into the very character of its place, a story woven from the threads of agriculture and the persistent spirit of its people. For generations, this land has yielded its bounty, feeding families and fueling a local economy rooted in the soil. While the echoes of earlier industries might linger in the quiet corners, today Sandoval thrives on the enduring strength of its farming heritage and the steady hum of its small businesses, a vibrant pulse that keeps the heart of the community beating. The roads that ribbon through the countryside, bordered by fences and mailboxes, carry the daily comings and goings of a life lived at a comfortable pace, where neighborly waves are as common as the rustle of wind through the cornstalks. Sandoval’s character is one of quiet resilience, a place where the simple beauty of the natural world and the enduring bonds of community are woven into the fabric of everyday life.
Live animated radar for Sandoval 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Sandoval, Marion County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 38.615604°N, 89.114234°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62882 |
| Area Code | 618 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Sandoval, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Sandoval, 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 Sandoval includes coordinates 38.615604°N, 89.114234°W, situated in Marion County. ZIP code 62882. 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.
