Cherokee Pass, Missouri Weather
Cherokee Pass, Missouri — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Cherokee Pass, Madison County.
Full aviation weather for Cherokee Pass is published on the Farmington Regional Airport (KFAM) page, 32 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 Cherokee Pass 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 Cherokee Pass: Bismarck Memorial Airport (KH57) 41 km · Bonne Terre Municipal Airport (K1BT) 53 km · Piedmont Municipal Airport (KPYN) 54 km · Perryville Regional Airport (KPCD) 57 km
Conditions reported at KFAM describe the airfield itself. Weather 32 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Cherokee Pass specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Cherokee Pass.
About Cherokee Pass, Missouri
Cherokee Pass unfolds across a landscape etched by the slow, patient work of water and time. It lies 45.0 miles west-north-west of Cape Girardeau, MO (from Cape Girardeau, MO: bearing 287°T), and is situated 4.9 miles south of Fredericktown. Rolling hills, cloaked in a mosaic of dense hardwood forests and open, sun-drenched pastures, define the terrain. The air here, particularly in the early morning, carries the damp, earthy scent of loam and decaying leaves, a perfume distinct to these Ozark foothills. Creeks, sometimes a whisper of silver over smooth stones, at others a determined brown rush after a rain, meander through the valleys, their banks often overgrown with thickets of blackberry and wild rose. The sunlight, when it breaks through the canopy, falls in broad, golden shafts, illuminating dust motes dancing in the quiet stillness of the woods. This is a place where the land itself seems to breathe, a slow, steady exhalation that calms the hurried heart. The history of Cherokee Pass is as deeply rooted as the ancient oaks that stand sentinel over its valleys. Once a vital artery for travelers and traders, its strategic location offered passage through the rugged terrain, a name whispered with respect and sometimes trepidation by those who traversed it. The local economy, though modest, has long been tied to the bounty of the land, with farming and timber providing sustenance and livelihood for generations. Evidence of earlier inhabitants can still be found, subtle reminders of lives lived and journeys undertaken, woven into the very fabric of the place. While no grand monuments mark its passage, the enduring spirit of Cherokee Pass resides in the quiet resilience of its people and the timeless beauty of its natural surroundings, a character that has weathered the changing seasons and the passage of years.
Live animated radar for Cherokee Pass 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 | Cherokee Pass, Madison County, Missouri |
| Coordinates | 37.489498°N, 90.305117°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 63645 |
| Area Code | 816 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Cherokee Pass, Missouri Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cherokee Pass, 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 Cherokee Pass includes coordinates 37.489498°N, 90.305117°W, situated in Madison County. ZIP code 63645. 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.
