Vergennes, Illinois Weather
Vergennes, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Vergennes, Jackson County.
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About Vergennes, Illinois
Vergennes rests at the edge of a landscape that hums with the patient work of water and earth. It lies 42.4 miles north-north-east of Cape Girardeau, MO (from Cape Girardeau, MO: bearing 14°T), and is situated 9.5 miles north of Murphysboro. The terrain here, a gentle swell of fertile ground, yields to the broader sweep of southern Illinois, where the Big Muddy River, a serpentine artery, flows with a slow, deliberate grace. Fields of corn and soybeans, emerald in the summer sun and burnished gold in autumn, stretch towards horizons that often melt into the hazy blue of distant hills. The air itself carries a certain weight, thick with the scent of ripening crops and the damp, earthy perfume of the nearby bottomlands, a fragrant testament to the land’s enduring bounty. Even on still days, a subtle breeze whispers through the leaves of oak and sycamore, carrying the murmur of life from the woods that fringe the cultivated expanses. The story of Vergennes is deeply entwined with the agricultural spirit that has long shaped this corner of Jackson County. For generations, farmers have coaxed sustenance from this rich soil, their lives measured by the turning of seasons and the cycles of planting and harvest. The local economy, though modest, draws its strength from these enduring traditions, with the land continuing to provide, albeit with the modern tools of machinery and science. While no grand monuments mark its history, the quiet persistence of its people and the deep roots they have put down in this fertile ground speak volumes. One might notice, as dusk settles and the sky bleeds into shades of rose and violet, the solitary glow of a porch light or the distant rumble of a tractor, small but significant signals of a community that continues its work, anchored by the land.
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| Location | Vergennes, Jackson County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 37.902273°N, 89.335643°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62994 |
| Area Code | 618 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Vergennes, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Vergennes, 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 Vergennes includes coordinates 37.902273°N, 89.335643°W, situated in Jackson County. ZIP code 62994. 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.
