Wilsonville, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Wilsonville, Macoupin County.
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Wilsonville rests in the heart of Macoupin County, a place where the broad, fertile plains of Illinois stretch out under an immense sky. It lies 18.7 miles north-north-east of Edwardsville, IL (from Edwardsville, IL: bearing 16°T), and is situated 5.3 miles north-west of Staunton. The landscape here is a study in gentle swells and wide horizons, punctuated by the stoic geometry of farm fields, their green and gold swathes rippling under the breeze like a living quilt. Ancient oaks, their branches gnarled and reaching, stand sentinel at the edges of these cultivated expanses, their leaves catching the sunlight and casting intricate, dancing shadows on the rich, dark soil. The air, especially in the languid afternoons, carries the faint, sweet scent of ripening corn and the earthy aroma of damp soil, a perfume of the agricultural cycle that defines this land. The story of Wilsonville is deeply intertwined with the earth it occupies, its origins rooted in the rich coal seams that once pulsed beneath this seemingly placid surface. For generations, the clang of pickaxes and the rumble of mine carts echoed through these fields, shaping the character of the community and drawing a hardy folk whose lives were bound to the subterranean world. Though the deepest shafts have long since fallen silent, the legacy of that industrial past remains, a quiet hum beneath the surface of the present-day economy, which now leans more heavily on the enduring bounty of the surrounding farms. The grain elevators, standing like stoic sentinels against the horizon, are a more recent testament to this agricultural resilience, their vast silos holding the promise of harvests that feed the nation.
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| Location | Wilsonville, Macoupin County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 39.07088°N, 89.856209°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62093 |
| Area Code | 309 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Wilsonville, 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 Wilsonville includes coordinates 39.070880°N, 89.856209°W, situated in Macoupin County. ZIP code 62093. Telephone area code: 309. 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.