East Alton, IL Weather Forecast
Madison County, Illinois
Live radar, warnings and storm tracking for East Alton, with free alerts the moment it counts.
The next few hours
Taller, warmer bars mean heavier rain. Dotted means no reading for that hour.
Hour by hour
Sunrise and sunset
Next five days, scored 0 to 100The first day or two use the HRRR and NBM cloud layers. Later days only have total cloud, so treat them as a rough guide.
Know when sunset at this place will be worth a photo
We score every sunrise and sunset here from the cloud, haze and smoke forecast, and let you know when one is likely to light up. Sunrise the evening before, sunset a few hours ahead.
Seven-day outlook
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East Alton, IL at a glance
East Alton is home to about 5,639 people in Madison County, across 5.3 square miles. It ranks 312th by population of 441 places in Illinois with a forecast here. The nearest neighbour with its own forecast is Wood River, 2 miles away.
- County
- Madison County
- Population
- 5,639 2023 est.
- Land area
- 5.3 sq mi
- People per sq mi
- 1,060
- Forecast point
- 38.8841°N, 90.1079°W
How well can the network see East Alton?
The nearest Doppler radar is KLSX (St. Louis, MO), to the WSW. Its lowest scan passes about 2,100 ft above East Alton. Close enough to see rotation in the low part of a storm, where tornadoes form. East Alton is closer to its radar than 65% of US cities.
The closest weather station is KALN (Alton/St Louis Rgnl). Close enough that its readings are the conditions in town.
Forecasts near East Alton
- Wood River, IL2 mi
- Alton, IL3 mi
- Bethalto, IL4 mi
- Godfrey, IL8 mi
- Edwardsville, IL9 mi
- Black Jack, MO10 mi
- Granite City, IL11 mi
- Glen Carbon, IL11 mi
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