Stonefort, Illinois Weather
Stonefort, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Stonefort, Saline County.
Full aviation weather for Stonefort is published on the Harrisburg-Raleigh Airport (KHSB) page, 26 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 Stonefort 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 Stonefort: Veterans Airport of Southern Illinois (KMWA) 31 km · Benton Municipal Airport (KH96) 48 km · Metropolis Municipal Airport (KM30) 48 km · Southern Illinois Airport (KMDH) 51 km
Conditions reported at KHSB describe the airfield itself. Weather 26 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Stonefort specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Stonefort.
About Stonefort, Illinois
Stonefort lies cradled within Williamson County, where the rolling hills of Southern Illinois begin to soften their ascent. It lies 37.2 miles north of Paducah, KY (from Paducah, KY: bearing 351°T), and is situated 6.4 miles south-west of Carrier Mills. The land here is a mosaic of fertile bottomlands and wooded uplands, the air often carrying the rich, earthy scent of damp soil and decaying leaves after a rain. Ancient oaks and maples, their branches gnarled like the hands of old storytellers, form a verdant canopy over winding country roads, and in the early morning light, a delicate mist often clings to the hollows, lending an ethereal quality to the landscape. The Saline River, a serpentine ribbon of brown water, threads its way through the surrounding terrain, its banks a haven for willows and sycamores that lean in as if to share secrets with the current. The history of Stonefort is deeply entwined with the land and the resources it held. Early settlers were drawn to the area for its agricultural potential and the promise of timber, establishing a foothold in this fertile pocket of Williamson County. While the grander narratives of industrial boomtowns may have passed Stonefort by, its economy has long been anchored in the quiet diligence of farming and the steady extraction of coal that marked much of the region's past. Though the deep seams are now largely silent, echoes of that era can still be felt in the character of the place, a resilience forged in honest work. The very name, Stonefort, hints at a past perhaps more rugged or defensive, a foundation laid in sturdier times, now softened by the gentle passage of seasons and the enduring spirit of its people.
Live animated radar for Stonefort 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 | Stonefort, Saline County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 37.614216°N, 88.708113°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62987 |
| Area Code | 618 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Stonefort, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Stonefort, 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 Stonefort includes coordinates 37.614216°N, 88.708113°W, situated in Saline County. ZIP code 62987. Telephone area code: 618. 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.
