West Frankfort, IL Weather Forecast
Franklin County, Illinois
Live radar, warnings and storm tracking for West Frankfort, 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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West Frankfort, IL at a glance
West Frankfort is home to about 7,145 people in Franklin County, across 5 square miles. It ranks 275th by population of 441 places in Illinois with a forecast here. The nearest neighbour with its own forecast is Johnston City, 5 miles away.
- County
- Franklin County
- Population
- 7,145 2023 est.
- Land area
- 5 sq mi
- People per sq mi
- 1,434
- Forecast point
- 37.8995°N, 88.9308°W
How well can the network see West Frankfort?
The nearest Doppler radar is KPAH (Paducah, KY), to the S. Its lowest scan passes about 4,400 ft above West Frankfort. The beam is above the lowest few thousand feet here, so a warning for West Frankfort can come before anything looks dramatic on radar.
The closest weather station is KMWA (Marion Rgnl). Representative on most days, though a thunderstorm can hit one and miss the other.
Forecasts near West Frankfort
- Johnston City, IL5 mi
- Benton, IL8 mi
- Christopher, IL8 mi
- Herrin, IL9 mi
- Marion, IL11 mi
- Carterville, IL13 mi
- Du Quoin, IL18 mi
- Carbondale, IL20 mi
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