Winchester, Illinois Weather
Winchester, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Winchester, Scott County.
Full aviation weather for Winchester is published on the Jacksonville Municipal Airport (KIJX) page, 25 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 Winchester 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 Winchester: Pittsfield Penstone Municipal Airport (KPPQ) 28 km · Greater Beardstown Airport (KK06) 38 km · Zelmer Memorial Airpark Inc Airport (K5K1) 46 km · Mount Sterling Municipal Airport (KI63) 50 km
Conditions reported at KIJX describe the airfield itself. Weather 25 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Winchester specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Winchester, Illinois
Winchester rests in a pocket of Scott County where the land begins to swell and dip, suggesting the slow, deliberate shaping of ancient watercourses. It lies 44.8 miles west-south-west of Springfield, IL (from Springfield, IL: bearing 255°T), and is situated 9.9 miles south-south-west of Chapin. The fields here, a patchwork of emerald and gold depending on the season, roll out towards horizons that promise endless sky, interrupted only by the dark, dense stands of oak and hickory that cling to the steeper slopes. Roads, some paved and others mere ribbons of packed earth, wind through this terrain, mirroring the meandering paths of the creeks that feed the larger rivers downstream. In the quiet of early morning, a mist often hangs low, softening the edges of the landscape and imbuing the air with a cool, damp scent of loam and decaying leaves. The history of Winchester is tied to the fertile crescent of the Illinois River valley, a place that has sustained human endeavor for generations, first with the abundance of its natural resources and later with its rich agricultural bounty. Early settlers were drawn to this specific locale for its arable land and access to waterways, which facilitated trade and transportation when the nation was young. Today, the economy of Winchester remains deeply rooted in agriculture, with corn and soybeans dominating the cultivated acres, and the steady hum of farm machinery a familiar sound in the summer months. The town itself retains a distinctively unhurried character, a place where neighbors still recognize one another and the local diner serves as a central gathering point, its windows reflecting the slow passage of the afternoon sun.
Live animated radar for Winchester 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 | Winchester, Scott County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 39.629769°N, 90.456236°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62694 |
| Area Code | 217 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Winchester, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Winchester, 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 Winchester includes coordinates 39.629769°N, 90.456236°W, situated in Scott County. ZIP code 62694. Telephone area code: 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.
