Tamaroa, Illinois Weather
Tamaroa, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Tamaroa, Perry County.
Full aviation weather for Tamaroa is published on the Pinckneyville Du Quoin Airport (KPJY) page, 21 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 Tamaroa 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 Tamaroa: Benton Municipal Airport (KH96) 30 km · Mount Vernon Outland Airport (KMVN) 38 km · Southern Illinois Airport (KMDH) 40 km · Sparta Community Airport - Hunter Field (KSAR) 41 km · Centralia Municipal Airport (KENL) 44 km
Conditions reported at KPJY describe the airfield itself. Weather 21 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Tamaroa specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Tamaroa.
About Tamaroa, Illinois
Tamaroa rests in a landscape shaped by the gentle roll of southern Illinois farmland, a place where the sky feels vast and the air carries the scent of sun-baked earth and distant cornfields. It lies 48.3 miles south-east of O Fallon, IL (from O Fallon, IL: bearing 130°T), and is situated 8.7 miles north of Du Quoin. The terrain here is a quiet tapestry of shallow valleys and broad, fertile plains, punctuated by stands of oak and hickory that offer a dappled shade in the summer heat. Roads, often bordered by fields of soybeans and wheat that shimmer under the midday sun, lead into the heart of Tamaroa, where modest homes and weathered barns speak of a life lived in close communion with the land. The quality of light, especially in the late afternoon, tends to soften the edges of everything, casting long, warm shadows that stretch across the fields and imbue the simple structures with a certain timeless grace. The history of Tamaroa is intrinsically tied to the rich soil that surrounds it, a legacy of agricultural endeavor that has sustained generations. Once a more bustling hub, Tamaroa’s economy has long been anchored by farming, with the bounty of the surrounding countryside providing a livelihood for its inhabitants. Evidence of this enduring connection can be seen in the sturdy silos that punctuate the horizon and the well-maintained farmsteads that dot the landscape. While larger industries may have passed it by, Tamaroa retains a distinctive character, a quiet resilience forged by the cyclical nature of the seasons and the enduring spirit of its people, who have learned to draw strength and beauty from the patient rhythm of the earth.
Live animated radar for Tamaroa 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 | Tamaroa, Perry County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 38.137828°N, 89.230081°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62888 |
| Area Code | 618 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Tamaroa, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Tamaroa, 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 Tamaroa includes coordinates 38.137828°N, 89.230081°W, situated in Perry County. ZIP code 62888. 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.
