Alba, Missouri Weather
Alba, Missouri — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Alba, Jasper County.
Full aviation weather for Alba is published on the Joplin Regional Airport (KJLN) page, 12 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. 6 airfields within reach of Alba 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 Alba: Lamar Municipal Airport (KLLU) 29 km · Atkinson Municipal Airport (KPTS) 36 km · Kingsley Airfield (KMO9) 43 km · Neosho Hugh Robinson Airport (KEOS) 48 km · Mount Vernon Municipal Airport (K2MO) 51 km
Conditions reported at KJLN describe the airfield itself. Weather 12 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Alba specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Alba.
About Alba, Missouri
Alba rests in a landscape that remembers its past, a place where the gentle swell of the land hints at the deep veins of ore that once pulsed beneath. It lies 11.9 miles north-north-east of Joplin, MO (from Joplin, MO: bearing 26°T), and is situated 7.3 miles north-west of Carthage. Rolling hills, cloaked in a mosaic of farmland and scrub oak, greet the traveler, their contours softened by the long, slow arc of the sun. The air here, especially in the hushed hours of late afternoon, carries the scent of turned earth and the faint, mineral tang of the ground itself, a subtle perfume that clings to the broad, open sky. In the distance, the quiet hum of agricultural machinery is the dominant sound, a steady, rhythmic pulse against the vast quietude, punctuated only by the occasional call of a hawk circling overhead. The story of Alba is inextricably tied to the rich earth it occupies, a history etched not in grand monuments but in the very topography of Jasper County. For generations, the extraction of lead and zinc was the lifeblood of this community, a demanding industry that shaped its character and its fortunes. While the great mines have long since fallen silent, their legacy remains, a quiet hum beneath the surface of everyday life, a reminder of the hard work and resilience that defined Alba’s formative years. Today, the local economy finds its footing in agriculture, the fertile soil yielding crops that paint the surrounding fields in broad strokes of green and gold, a testament to the enduring spirit of the land and its people.
Live animated radar for Alba 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 | Alba, Jasper County, Missouri |
| Coordinates | 37.238389°N, 94.417449°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 64830 |
| Area Code | 816 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Alba, Missouri Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Alba, Missouri, 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 Alba includes coordinates 37.238389°N, 94.417449°W, situated in Jasper County. ZIP code 64830. Telephone area code: 816. 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.
