Appleton City, Missouri Weather
Appleton City, Missouri — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Appleton City, St. Clair County.
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About Appleton City, Missouri
Appleton City rests within the gentle, rolling terrain of west-central Missouri, a landscape shaped by the slow, deliberate work of water and wind. It lies 50.8 miles south-south-east of Belton, MO (from Belton, MO: bearing 148°T), and is situated 18.4 miles south-west of Clinton. The land here is a quilt of cultivated fields, their colors shifting with the seasons—vibrant greens of summer corn giving way to the ochre and gold of ripening soybeans, all under a sky that can stretch to the horizon, vast and often painted with the soft, bruised hues of an approaching storm. Creeks, small but persistent, thread their way through the pastures and woodlands, their banks lined with sycamores and oaks, their waters carrying the scent of damp earth and sun-warmed stone. The air itself often carries a certain stillness, broken only by the distant hum of a tractor or the calls of unseen birds, a quiet testament to the rural heart of Appleton City. The history of Appleton City is intertwined with the westward expansion and the fertile promise of the prairie soil. Founded in the mid-19th century, its early economy was firmly rooted in agriculture, a tradition that continues to define the region, with grain elevators standing as silent sentinels against the open sky, their silos reaching upwards like monuments to harvest. The railway, once a vital artery, has left its mark, and though its roar may have softened, the echoes of its importance remain in the town's layout and its enduring connection to the wider world. Today, the character of Appleton City is one of enduring resilience and neighborly connection, a place where the pace of life allows for genuine conversation and where the simple beauty of the land is a constant, quiet companion.
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| Location | Appleton City, St. Clair County, Missouri |
| Coordinates | 38.190582°N, 94.029387°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 64724 |
| Area Code | 816 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Appleton City, Missouri Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Appleton City, 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 Appleton City includes coordinates 38.190582°N, 94.029387°W, situated in St. Clair County. ZIP code 64724. 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.
