Wood River, IL Weather Forecast
Madison County, Illinois
Live radar, warnings and storm tracking for Wood River, 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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Wood River, IL at a glance
Wood River is home to about 10,270 people in Madison County, across 7 square miles. It ranks 221st by population of 441 places in Illinois with a forecast here. The nearest neighbour with its own forecast is East Alton, 2 miles away.
- County
- Madison County
- Population
- 10,270 2023 est.
- Land area
- 7 sq mi
- People per sq mi
- 1,472
- Forecast point
- 38.8633°N, 90.0776°W
How well can the network see Wood River?
The nearest Doppler radar is KLSX (St. Louis, MO), to the WSW. Its lowest scan passes about 2,200 ft above Wood River. Close enough to see rotation in the low part of a storm, where tornadoes form. Wood River is closer to its radar than 64% 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 Wood River
- East Alton, IL2 mi
- Bethalto, IL3 mi
- Alton, IL5 mi
- Edwardsville, IL7 mi
- Glen Carbon, IL9 mi
- Granite City, IL10 mi
- Pontoon Beach, IL10 mi
- Godfrey, IL10 mi
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