Sauget, Illinois Weather
Sauget, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Sauget, St. Clair County.
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About Sauget, Illinois
Sauget lies low and broad, a testament to the earth's patient, alluvial gifts. It lies 2.2 miles south-south-east of Saint Louis, MO (from Saint Louis, MO: bearing 162°T), and is situated 2.2 miles south-south-east of St. Louis. The land here, a flat expanse veined with slow-moving waterways, breathes the damp, fertile air of the Mississippi River floodplain. Fields of corn and soybeans stretch to the horizon, punctuated by the stoic silhouettes of industrial structures, their metal skins catching the sun in sharp, geometric glints. The sky overhead, vast and often a canvas of bruised purples and pale golds at twilight, seems to press down with a gentle, insistent weight, a constant reminder of the elemental forces that shaped this terrain. The air itself carries a faint, earthy perfume, a mingling of damp soil, ripening crops, and the distant, metallic tang of industry. The history of Sauget is intimately tied to the ebb and flow of the river and the relentless pursuit of progress. Once a landscape of marsh and timber, it was transformed by the demands of industry, drawing in workers seeking opportunity. The local economy, though diversified now, still bears the imprint of its manufacturing past, a legacy that echoes in the sturdy, functional architecture and the enduring spirit of its people. The nearby Mississippi River, a constant, murmuring presence, has always been the lifeblood and the boundary of this place, its currents dictating the fortunes and the very character of Sauget. This is a locality where the human endeavor to build and to thrive has been etched not into stone, but into the very yielding earth, a story told in the quiet hum of machinery and the rustle of wind through endless fields.
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| Location | Sauget, St. Clair County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 38.59644°N, 90.184833°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62201, 62206 |
| Area Code | 217 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Sauget, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Sauget, 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 Sauget includes coordinates 38.596440°N, 90.184833°W, situated in St. Clair County. ZIP code 62201, 62206. 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.
