Tunnel Hill, Illinois Weather
Tunnel Hill, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Tunnel Hill, Johnson County.
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About Tunnel Hill, Illinois
Tunnel Hill rises from the rolling landscape of southern Illinois, a place where the Shawnee National Forest breathes its ancient, earthy scent into the air. It lies 33.1 miles north-north-west of Paducah, KY (from Paducah, KY: bearing 337°T), and is situated 8.2 miles north-north-east of Vienna. The land here is a study in verdant resilience, with hills that don't quite achieve the grandeur of mountains but possess a persistent, rounded strength, their slopes cloaked in a dense tapestry of oak, hickory, and pine. Streams, cool and clear even in the summer heat, carve their patient paths through the terrain, their banks often adorned with ferns and mosses that cling tenaciously to the damp earth. The light filters through the canopy in shifting patterns, sometimes a diffused, soft glow, other times sharp, bright shafts that illuminate the forest floor, hinting at the wildness that still holds sway just beyond the edges of human habitation. The history of Tunnel Hill is inextricably bound to the earth it rests upon and the ambition that once drove through it. Coal veins, deep and rich, once fueled an economy that carved out a life from the bedrock, leaving behind a legacy of industry and the echoes of miners' footsteps. The very name of Tunnel Hill speaks to a singular feat of engineering from a bygone era, a passage bored through the very heart of the land to facilitate the movement of goods and dreams. Though the deep mines have long since fallen silent, the spirit of resilience remains, a quiet strength that permeates the local character, evident in the unhurried rhythm of life and the deep connection residents feel to the natural beauty that surrounds Tunnel Hill.
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| Location | Tunnel Hill, Johnson County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 37.523662°N, 88.838675°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62972, 62991 |
| Area Code | 618 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Tunnel Hill, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Tunnel Hill, Illinois, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 Tunnel Hill includes coordinates 37.523662°N, 88.838675°W, situated in Johnson County. ZIP code 62972, 62991. 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. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.
