West Point, Illinois Weather
West Point, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for West Point, Jackson County.
Full aviation weather for West Point is published on the Perryville Regional Airport (KPCD) 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. 5 airfields within reach of West Point 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 West Point: Pinckneyville Du Quoin Airport (KPJY) 25 km · Sparta Community Airport - Hunter Field (KSAR) 29 km · Southern Illinois Airport (KMDH) 35 km · Veterans Airport of Southern Illinois (KMWA) 56 km
Conditions reported at KPCD describe the airfield itself. Weather 21 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at West Point specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for West Point.
About West Point, Illinois
West Point rests in a landscape shaped by the patient hand of water and wind, where the land begins to fold and swell towards the ancient bluffs that cradle the Mississippi River. It lies 41.4 miles north of Cape Girardeau, MO (from Cape Girardeau, MO: bearing 352°T), and is situated 7.7 miles south-south-east of Steeleville. Here, the fields of corn and soybeans stretch out like rumpled green blankets under a sky that can shift from a dazzling, cloud-streaked blue to the bruised purples of an approaching storm in mere hours. The air itself carries a particular weight, a humid richness in the summer months that softens the edges of the world, and a crisp, clean bite in the autumn, carrying the scent of woodsmoke and decaying leaves. Roads wind between these agricultural plains, often following the contours of shallow ravines and the slow, meandering paths of creeks that feed into larger waterways, their banks fringed with sycamores and oaks whose branches interlace, forming leafy cathedrals. The history of West Point is etched not in grand monuments, but in the quiet persistence of its people and the enduring rhythms of the land. For generations, this area has been shaped by the fertile soil, a dependable source of livelihood for those who farm its generous acres. While large-scale industry has largely bypassed this corner of Jackson County, the local economy remains tethered to the agricultural heartbeat, with grain elevators standing as quiet sentinels against the horizon. The few businesses that serve West Point are often extensions of the families who have called it home for decades, their stories woven into the very fabric of the place, a testament to the enduring strength of a rural American spirit.
Live animated radar for West Point 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 | West Point, Jackson County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 37.89894°N, 89.622044°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62916, 62380 |
| Area Code | 618, 217 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This West Point, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for West Point, 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 West Point includes coordinates 37.898940°N, 89.622044°W, situated in Jackson County. ZIP code 62916, 62380. Telephone area code: 618, 217. 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.
