Smithville, Illinois Weather
Smithville, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Smithville, Wayne County.
Full aviation weather for Smithville is published on the Fairfield Municipal Airport (KFWC) page, 20 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 Smithville 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 Smithville: Mount Vernon Outland Airport (KMVN) 24 km · Benton Municipal Airport (KH96) 42 km · Flora Municipal Airport (KFOA) 46 km · Carmi Municipal Airport (KCUL) 46 km · Harrisburg-Raleigh Airport (KHSB) 51 km
Conditions reported at KFWC describe the airfield itself. Weather 20 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Smithville specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Smithville.
About Smithville, Illinois
Smithville lies in a gentle landscape of rolling farmland, where the cultivated fields, mostly corn and soybeans, meet the scattered stands of oak and hickory that cling to the low ridges. It lies 42.2 miles west-north-west of Posey, IN (from Posey, IN: bearing 296°T), and is situated 5.2 miles south of Wayne City. The air here, especially in late afternoon, carries a soft, earthy scent, a blend of turned soil and the faint, sweet perfume of ripening grain. The sky above Smithville often stretches vast and pale, a canvas for clouds that drift with a slow, deliberate grace, casting fleeting shadows that move across the undulating terrain. The houses, widely spaced, seem to settle into the land rather than impose upon it, their porches and gardens often framed by the sturdy, weathered lines of barns and outbuildings. The history of Smithville is etched in the quiet persistence of agriculture, a way of life that has shaped its fortunes and its character for generations. This is a place where the local economy has long been tied to the bounty of the land, the rhythm of planting and harvest dictating the pace of life. The occasional grain elevator, a sentinel against the horizon, speaks to this enduring connection, its tall silhouette a familiar landmark against the wide Illinois sky. While Smithville itself may not boast grand monuments, its distinctiveness lies in this deep-rooted agricultural heritage, a quiet testament to the generations who have worked and lived upon this fertile ground.
Live animated radar for Smithville 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 | Smithville, Wayne County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 38.270604°N, 88.591721°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62828, 61536 |
| Area Code | 618, 815 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Smithville, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Smithville, 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 Smithville includes coordinates 38.270604°N, 88.591721°W, situated in Wayne County. ZIP code 62828, 61536. Telephone area code: 618, 815. 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.
