South Roxana, Illinois Weather
South Roxana, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for South Roxana, Madison County.
Full aviation weather for South Roxana is published on the St Louis Regional Airport (KALN) page, 7 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 South Roxana 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 South Roxana: St. Louis Lambert International Airport (KSTL) 28 km · St Louis Downtown Airport (KCPS) 30 km · St Charles County Regional Airport/Smartt Field (KSET) 34 km · Creve Coeur Airport (K1H0) 40 km · Spirit of St Louis Airport (KSUS) 54 km
Conditions reported at KALN describe the airfield itself. Weather 7 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at South Roxana specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for South Roxana.
About South Roxana, Illinois
South Roxana lies low, a place where the land exhales a damp, rich scent, particularly after a rain. It lies 6.0 miles west-north-west of Edwardsville, IL (from Edwardsville, IL: bearing 282°T), and is situated 7.8 miles east-south-east of Alton. The terrain here is a gentle, yielding flatness, the kind that invites the horizon to stretch wide and unbroken. Broad skies, often a bruised, luminous grey or a startling, clear blue, preside over fields that are more a muted green than a vibrant emerald, interspersed with the darker, more stubborn hues of woodland. The air itself seems to carry the memory of the nearby river, a faint, earthy coolness even on warmer days, and the occasional glint of sunlight off distant, slow-moving water is a subtle punctuation in the landscape. The houses, often modest and sturdy, seem to settle into the land rather than impose upon it, their rooftops a scattered, quiet presence against the pervasive sky. The story of South Roxana is deeply entwined with the industrial pulse of the region, a narrative that began with the processing of raw materials and continues to shape its character. The echoes of past industries, particularly those tied to oil and manufacturing, linger in the air, a subtle hum beneath the everyday sounds of life. This history has fostered a particular resilience, a practical grace in the way people here navigate their days, their livelihoods often still connected to the enduring strength of local businesses and the steady work they provide. The proximity to the confluence of major waterways, a vital artery for commerce and connection, has always been a defining feature, influencing not just the economy but the very rhythm of the place. South Roxana, in its unassuming way, carries the quiet dignity of a place that has weathered change and continues to find its footing on the solid, if unassuming, ground.
Live animated radar for South Roxana 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 | South Roxana, Madison County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 38.829492°N, 90.062883°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62087 |
| Area Code | 309 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This South Roxana, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for South Roxana, 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 South Roxana includes coordinates 38.829492°N, 90.062883°W, situated in Madison County. ZIP code 62087. Telephone area code: 309. 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.
