Smithville, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Smithville, Wayne County.
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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.
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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 | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
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, 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 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. 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.