Chaffee, Missouri Weather
Chaffee, Missouri — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Chaffee, Scott County.
Full aviation weather for Chaffee is published on the Cape Girardeau Regional Airport (KCGI) page, 9 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. 5 airfields within reach of Chaffee 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 Chaffee: Sikeston Memorial Municipal Airport (KSIK) 32 km · Cairo Regional Airport (KCIR) 41 km · Mississippi County Airport (KCHQ) 46 km · Dexter Municipal Airport (KDXE) 52 km
Conditions reported at KCGI describe the airfield itself. Weather 9 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Chaffee specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Chaffee, Missouri
Chaffee rests in the broad, fertile expanse of southeastern Missouri, a landscape defined by the gentle, sloping terrain that eventually yields to the Mississippi River's vast watershed. It lies 11.5 miles south-west of Cape Girardeau, MO (from Cape Girardeau, MO: bearing 221°T), and is situated 7.6 miles west-south-west of Scott City. The land here, a rich alluvial deposit, cradles fields of corn and soybeans that stretch towards horizons often softened by the hazy, humid air of summer. Sunlight, particularly in the late afternoon, seems to linger, casting a warm, golden hue over the neat rows of crops and the weathered barns that dot the countryside. The sky above Chaffee is immense, a canvas for the slow march of clouds and the vibrant, deep blues of a clear day, punctuated by the distant, rustling whisper of wind through the tall stalks of grain. The history of Chaffee is inextricably linked to the railroad, a lifeline that spurred its growth and shaped its early economy. This connection is still felt in the town's layout and the enduring spirit of its people, who have long relied on agriculture and transportation for their livelihood. While the whir of combines is a familiar sound during harvest season, the legacy of the railway remains a prominent feature, a quiet reminder of the forces that brought this community into being. Local traditions often echo this practical, grounded character, with gatherings and festivals that celebrate the bounty of the land and the enduring bonds of neighborliness that define life in Chaffee.
Live animated radar for Chaffee 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 | Chaffee, Scott County, Missouri |
| Coordinates | 37.180051°N, 89.65509°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 63740 |
| Area Code | 816 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Chaffee, Missouri Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Chaffee, 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 Chaffee includes coordinates 37.180051°N, 89.655090°W, situated in Scott County. ZIP code 63740. 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.
