Southern View, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Southern View, Adams County.
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Southern View rises from the rich, dark earth of Adams County, a place where the land itself seems to hum with a quiet, enduring strength. It lies 2.2 miles south-south-east of Quincy, IL (from Quincy, IL: bearing 164°T), and is situated 13.7 miles north of Hannibal. Rolling hills, softened by centuries of cultivation, give way to broad, open fields that stretch towards a horizon often painted with the bruised purples and soft golds of an Illinois sunset. The air here carries the scent of sun-baked soil and distant hay, a fragrance that settles deep into your lungs. Occasional clusters of mature oak and maple trees punctuate the landscape, offering shade and a sense of permanence, their leaves rustling with a sound like whispered secrets in the afternoon breeze. The very character of Southern View is one of steadfastness, of a deep connection to the land that has shaped its contours and its people. The history of Southern View is deeply interwoven with the agricultural bounty of this fertile region, a legacy that continues to define its local economy. For generations, the land has been the primary source of livelihood, with corn and soybeans standing as silent sentinels in the vast fields, their stalks catching the sunlight like a thousand tiny mirrors. While no grand monuments mark its past, the quiet persistence of farming families and the enduring network of country roads speak to a foundational story of hard work and resilience. The rhythm of life in Southern View is dictated by the seasons, by the planting and the harvest, a steady cadence that has remained largely unchanged, fostering a sense of community rooted in shared experience and mutual reliance.
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| Location | Southern View, Adams County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 39.90449°N, 91.398206°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62305, 62703 |
| Area Code | 217 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Southern View, 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 Southern View includes coordinates 39.904490°N, 91.398206°W, situated in Adams County. ZIP code 62305, 62703. 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.