Taylor Springs, Illinois Weather
Taylor Springs, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Taylor Springs, Montgomery County.
Full aviation weather for Taylor Springs is published on the Vandalia Municipal Airport (KVLA) page, 32 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 Taylor Springs 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 Taylor Springs: Greenville Airport (KGRE) 34 km · Taylorville Municipal Airport (KTAZ) 47 km · Zelmer Memorial Airpark Inc Airport (K5K1) 54 km · St Louis Regional Airport (KALN) 55 km
Conditions reported at KVLA describe the airfield itself. Weather 32 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Taylor Springs specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Taylor Springs.
About Taylor Springs, Illinois
Taylor Springs lies in a broad, gently rolling expanse of central Illinois, where the land breathes a quiet, agricultural rhythm. It lies 33.2 miles north-east of Edwardsville, IL (from Edwardsville, IL: bearing 48°T), and is situated 9.2 miles east-south-east of Litchfield. The fields, a patchwork of amber and emerald through the seasons, stretch towards a horizon often softened by the hazy glow of distant summer heat or the crisp, pale light of late autumn. Creeks, mere whispers of water in drier times, meander through the terrain, their banks fringed with willows and cottonwoods that offer a welcome, verdant contrast to the open sky. The air here, particularly after a rain, carries the clean scent of turned earth and growing things, a simple perfume that speaks of the land's enduring fertility. The history of Taylor Springs is deeply entwined with the rich mineral wealth that once pulsed beneath this fertile soil. Coal mining was the lifeblood of the settlement, drawing a diverse population who worked the seams and built a community around the industry's demands. While the mines themselves are long silent, their legacy remains in the character of the place, a quiet resilience forged through hard work and shared experience. Today, agriculture and the steady hum of small-town life define Taylor Springs, with the land still yielding its bounty, albeit through different means. The local economy, while modest, reflects the enduring connection to the earth and the practical spirit of its inhabitants, a spirit visible in the well-tended homes and the unhurried pace of daily life.
Live animated radar for Taylor Springs 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 | Taylor Springs, Montgomery County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 39.130881°N, 89.492032°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62089 |
| Area Code | 309 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Taylor Springs, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Taylor Springs, 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 Taylor Springs includes coordinates 39.130881°N, 89.492032°W, situated in Montgomery County. ZIP code 62089. 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.
