Blackwater, Missouri Weather
Blackwater, Missouri — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Blackwater, Cooper County.
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About Blackwater, Missouri
Blackwater rests in a landscape that feels ancient and patient, the land smoothed by the slow work of water and wind. It lies 35.3 miles west of Columbia, MO (from Columbia, MO: bearing 273°T), and is situated 8.4 miles north-north-west of Pilot Grove. Rolling hills, cloaked in a verdant quilt of soybeans and corn, give way to bottomland where the Missouri River's influence is still felt, though the main channel has shifted its course over centuries. Here, the sky seems larger than elsewhere, a vast canvas where clouds drift like slow ships and the sun, when it breaks through, casts a honeyed light that warms the very air. The soil itself, a rich, dark loam, promises abundance, and the quietude of the countryside is broken only by the distant hum of a tractor or the call of a mourning dove. The story of Blackwater is one of resilience, tied to the fertile earth that has sustained it for generations. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of rich farmland, established communities that grew with the rhythm of the seasons, their lives intertwined with the agricultural cycles of planting and harvest. The local economy still leans heavily on this agrarian heritage, with fields stretching to the horizon and silos standing as silent sentinels against the sky. While the broader agricultural landscape has evolved, the spirit of Blackwater remains rooted in the dependable cycles of the land, a quiet testament to the enduring strength of those who have called this place home.
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| Location | Blackwater, Cooper County, Missouri |
| Coordinates | 38.9803°N, 92.99075°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 65322 |
| Area Code | 573 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Blackwater, Missouri Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Blackwater, 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 Blackwater includes coordinates 38.980300°N, 92.990750°W, situated in Cooper County. ZIP code 65322. Telephone area code: 573. 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.
