Altamont, Missouri Weather
Altamont, Missouri — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Altamont, Daviess County.
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About Altamont, Missouri
Altamont lies in a wide, shallow valley, its landscape a quilt of cultivated fields and rolling pastures that stretch towards horizons often softened by the haze of summer. It lies 41.0 miles east-north-east of Saint Joseph, MO (from Saint Joseph, MO: bearing 78°T), and is situated 7.0 miles west-south-west of Gallatin. The land here breathes a quiet, fertile existence, the earth a rich, dark brown, yielding generously to the plow and the rain. Oak and hickory trees, their branches gnarled with age, punctuate the fields, offering shade to grazing cattle or standing as silent sentinels to the passage of seasons. The air, particularly in the late afternoon, carries the scent of sun-baked soil and the faint, sweet perfume of drying hay, a fragrance that clings to everything with the tenacity of memory. The history of Altamont is intimately tied to the sturdy, hardworking families who first carved their homesteads from this fertile ground, drawn by the promise of agricultural abundance. For generations, the economy has been anchored by farming, with corn and soybeans dominating the rich acreage, their orderly rows a testament to human endeavor against the backdrop of nature’s grander scale. The local grain elevator, a familiar landmark against the vast sky, still hums with the activity of harvest, a constant reminder of the land’s enduring bounty. While the pace of life in Altamont is unhurried, it is not stagnant; there's a steady pulse of quiet commerce, a network of local businesses and community gatherings that bind its residents together, creating a sense of shared heritage and present purpose.
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| Location | Altamont, Daviess County, Missouri |
| Coordinates | 39.888616°N, 94.089113°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 64620 |
| Area Code | 816 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Altamont, Missouri Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Altamont, Missouri, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 Altamont includes coordinates 39.888616°N, 94.089113°W, situated in Daviess County. ZIP code 64620. 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. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.
