Whiteash, Illinois Weather
Whiteash, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Whiteash, Williamson County.
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About Whiteash, Illinois
Whiteash rests in a gentle hollow, where the land begins its slow tilt towards the broader valleys of southern Illinois. It lies 46.2 miles north-east of Cape Girardeau, MO (from Cape Girardeau, MO: bearing 44°T), and is situated 3.8 miles north of Marion. The terrain here is a study in subtle changes: fields of corn and soybeans, their green rows stretching in orderly lines, give way to stands of oak and hickory, their branches reaching towards the wide, often pale sky. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a clean, earthy scent, a blend of sun-baked soil and the distant, damp coolness of the wooded draws that crease the landscape. Small creeks, their banks often fringed with wild mint, thread through the fields, their waters reflecting the muted hues of the sky, a quiet murmur in the otherwise still air. The story of Whiteash is deeply entwined with the rich, dark earth that defines this part of Williamson County, a legacy of coal mining that once pulsed through the region. Though the deep mines are largely silent now, their presence is felt in the very character of the place, a quiet resilience born from hard work and a deep connection to the land. The local economy, while diversified, still carries echoes of its agricultural roots, with family farms continuing to shape the surrounding countryside. Occasionally, a weathered barn, its paint long surrendered to the elements, stands as a silent sentinel, a reminder of generations who worked this soil, their lives as much a part of Whiteash as the trees and the creeks.
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| Location | Whiteash, Williamson County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 37.7853°N, 88.9294°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62959 |
| Area Code | 618 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Whiteash, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Whiteash, 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 Whiteash includes coordinates 37.785300°N, 88.929400°W, situated in Williamson County. ZIP code 62959. 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.
