Thebes, Illinois Weather
Thebes, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Thebes, Alexander County.
Full aviation weather for Thebes is published on the Cape Girardeau Regional Airport (KCGI) 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. 4 airfields within reach of Thebes 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 Thebes: Cairo Regional Airport (KCIR) 28 km · Sikeston Memorial Municipal Airport (KSIK) 37 km · Mississippi County Airport (KCHQ) 43 km
Conditions reported at KCGI describe the airfield itself. Weather 10 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Thebes specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Thebes.
About Thebes, Illinois
Thebes, Illinois, unfolds along the broad, brown sweep of the Mississippi River, its low-lying fields a mosaic of green crops stretching towards the water's edge. It lies 6.7 miles south-south-east of Cape Girardeau, MO (from Cape Girardeau, MO: bearing 152°T), and is situated 3.5 miles east of Scott City. Here, the land is flat, a patient expanse that drinks deep of the humid air, and the sky feels vast, an endless canvas where clouds drift like slow ships. The character of Thebes is one of quiet resilience, a place where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pulse of life, and the river’s constant murmur is the enduring soundtrack to everyday existence. The air itself often carries a faint, earthy scent, a blend of damp soil and distant foliage, particularly potent after a summer rain. This sliver of Alexander County, where the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers converge, has long been a place of transit and trade, its history intertwined with the ceaseless flow of water. Founded in the early 19th century, Thebes was envisioned as a significant river port, a gateway to the burgeoning American interior, and remnants of that ambition can still be glimpsed in the weathered structures that line its modest streets. The local economy, once heavily reliant on river traffic and agriculture, now largely centers on farming, with corn and soybeans dominating the fertile bottomlands. A striking, albeit somewhat derelict, railroad bridge still arcs over the Mississippi, a testament to the engineering feats of a bygone era and a stark reminder of the industrial might that once flowed through this locale.
Live animated radar for Thebes 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 | Thebes, Alexander County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 37.220884°N, 89.460921°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62990 |
| Area Code | 618 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Thebes, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Thebes, 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 Thebes includes coordinates 37.220884°N, 89.460921°W, situated in Alexander County. ZIP code 62990. 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.
