Scheller, Illinois Weather
Scheller, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Scheller, Jefferson County.
Full aviation weather for Scheller is published on the Benton Municipal Airport (KH96) page, 24 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 Scheller 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 Scheller: Mount Vernon Outland Airport (KMVN) 26 km · Pinckneyville Du Quoin Airport (KPJY) 33 km · Centralia Municipal Airport (KENL) 36 km · Southern Illinois Airport (KMDH) 47 km · Veterans Airport of Southern Illinois (KMWA) 49 km
Conditions reported at KH96 describe the airfield itself. Weather 24 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Scheller specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Scheller.
About Scheller, Illinois
Scheller lies low in the rolling terrain of southern Illinois, where the land exhales a gentle, humid breath. It lies 52.3 miles east-south-east of O Fallon, IL (from O Fallon, IL: bearing 122°T), and is situated 7.0 miles north-north-west of Sesser. Wide, open fields, often a deep, rich brown after a spring plow, stretch towards horizons softened by the haze of summer heat. Groves of oak and hickory, their leaves a thick, verdant canopy, punctuate the agricultural expanse, offering pockets of cool shade. The air here carries the scent of freshly turned earth and, in the late afternoon, the faint sweetness of ripening corn. Even the sky feels vast, a canvas for clouds that drift with a stately, unhurried pace, their shadows moving like slow, deliberate thoughts across the landscape. The story of Scheller is tied to the persistent cultivation of the land, a tradition stretching back to the early settlers who saw potential in these fertile grounds. Its economy has long been anchored in agriculture, with corn and soybeans forming the backbone of its quiet prosperity, a rhythm dictated by the seasons. The occasional hum of a tractor, a sound that echoes the enduring connection to the soil, is the dominant music of Scheller. While no grand monuments mark its history, the enduring fields themselves, tended with generations of care, stand as a quiet testament to the resilience and dedication of those who have called this place home.
Live animated radar for Scheller 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 | Scheller, Jefferson County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 38.186439°N, 89.095074°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62883 |
| Area Code | 618 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Scheller, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Scheller, 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 Scheller includes coordinates 38.186439°N, 89.095074°W, situated in Jefferson County. ZIP code 62883. 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.
