Southern View, Illinois Weather
Southern View, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Southern View, Sangamon County.
Full aviation weather for Southern View is published on the Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport (KSPI) page, 10 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. 5 airfields within reach of Southern View 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 Southern View: Taylorville Municipal Airport (KTAZ) 37 km · Zelmer Memorial Airpark Inc Airport (K5K1) 47 km · Jacksonville Municipal Airport (KIJX) 50 km · Logan County Airport (KAAA) 52 km
Conditions reported at KSPI describe the airfield itself. Weather 10 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Southern View specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Southern View, Illinois
Southern View unfolds across a gentle, rolling terrain, where the persistent whisper of the wind through prairie grasses forms the constant soundtrack to everyday life. It lies 3.1 miles south of Springfield, IL (from Springfield, IL: bearing 190°T), and is situated 6.2 miles north-north-east of Chatham. The land here is a study in subtle shifts of color and texture, from the deep, fertile black of cultivated fields to the muted greens and browns of the natural landscape, all under a sky that seems to stretch an infinite distance. In the late afternoon, the sunlight slants low, casting long, soft shadows that imbue the scattered farmsteads and the quiet roads with a timeless quality, hinting at lives lived in close communion with the seasons. The history of Southern View is inextricably linked to the rich agricultural heritage of Sangamon County, a legacy that continues to define its local economy. Generations of families have worked this soil, coaxing sustenance from its depths, and the rhythm of planting and harvest still dictates much of the year's cadence. While the region has seen its share of agricultural evolution, the fundamental connection to the land remains palpable, a quiet strength that underpins the character of Southern View. You can feel it in the solid, no-nonsense architecture of the older buildings and the open, welcoming nature of its residents, whose lives are as deeply rooted as the ancient oaks that occasionally punctuate the landscape.
Live animated radar for Southern View 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Southern View, Sangamon County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 39.757273°N, 89.65371°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62305, 62703 |
| Area Code | 217 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Southern View, Illinois Weather Page
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, 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 Southern View includes coordinates 39.757273°N, 89.653710°W, situated in Sangamon 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. 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.
