Charleston, Missouri Weather
Charleston, Missouri — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Charleston, Mississippi County.
Full aviation weather for Charleston is published on the Mississippi County Airport (KCHQ) 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 Charleston 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 Charleston: Sikeston Memorial Municipal Airport (KSIK) 19 km · County Memorial Airport (KEIW) 48 km · Reelfoot Lake Airport (K0M2) 50 km · Dexter Municipal Airport (KDXE) 55 km
Conditions reported at KCHQ describe the airfield itself. Weather 9 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Charleston specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Charleston.
About Charleston, Missouri
Charleston rests in the broad, fertile expanse of southeastern Missouri, where the land stretches out in long, patient plains under a sky that often holds a deep, bruised purple at twilight. It lies 28.2 miles south-south-east of Cape Girardeau, MO (from Cape Girardeau, MO: bearing 161°T), and is situated 9.9 miles north of East Prairie. The Mississippi River, a restless, wide artery, lies not far to the east, its presence a subtle influence on the very air, which carries the faint, sweet scent of damp earth and distant cotton fields. Here, the landscape is predominantly flat, broken only by the occasional gentle rise of agricultural land, a patchwork of greens and golds depending on the season, all framed by stands of oak and sycamore that line the county roads like silent sentinels. The character of Charleston itself is one of quiet resilience, a place where days unfold with a steady, unforced cadence, marked by the slow turning of the seasons and the predictable ebb and flow of rural life. The history of Charleston is deeply entwined with the rich alluvial soil of the Mississippi River valley, a land that has sustained agriculture for generations. Founded in the early 19th century, its economy has always been tethered to the bounty of the earth, with cotton, soybeans, and corn forming the bedrock of its prosperity. This agricultural heritage is not merely an economic fact but a palpable presence, shaping the rhythms of the town and the lives of its people, from the early morning departures of tractors to the hushed conversations in the local diner about the weather and the crops. Charleston carries the quiet dignity of a place that has weathered its share of storms, both literal and figurative, and has emerged with a deep-seated sense of community, a shared understanding built on shared labor and a deep connection to the land.
Live animated radar for Charleston 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Charleston, Mississippi County, Missouri |
| Coordinates | 36.920885°N, 89.350631°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 63834 |
| Area Code | 816 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Charleston, Missouri Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Charleston, 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 Charleston includes coordinates 36.920885°N, 89.350631°W, situated in Mississippi County. ZIP code 63834. 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.
