Dalton, Missouri Weather
Dalton, Missouri — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Dalton, Chariton County.
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About Dalton, Missouri
Dalton rests in a gentle hollow where the land begins to roll eastward, a quiet settlement cradled by the Missouri countryside. It lies 46.7 miles north-west of Columbia, MO (from Columbia, MO: bearing 311°T), and is situated 7.7 miles east-south-east of Brunswick. The fields surrounding Dalton are a patchwork of green and gold, the rich soil of Chariton County yielding its bounty under a wide, often brilliant sky. Here, the air carries the scent of freshly turned earth and the distant murmur of agricultural machinery, a constant reminder of the land's enduring importance. The houses, often painted in muted tones of white, cream, and pale blue, seem to absorb the soft prairie light, their porches offering a welcoming stillness. The roads, unpaved in many places, wind through the fields like slow, deliberate breaths, connecting the scattered farmsteads to the heart of Dalton. The story of Dalton is written in the grain elevators that punctuate the horizon and the sturdy, unpretentious buildings that line its single main street. This is a place where the economy has long been tethered to the soil, with agriculture forming the backbone of its existence, from the cultivation of corn and soybeans to the raising of livestock. The quiet hum of daily life is sustained by the work of its residents, a continuity that speaks of generations who have understood and respected the rhythms of the seasons. While no grand monuments mark its history, the very presence of Dalton, its enduring quietude, and the resilience of its people are a testament to a heritage deeply rooted in the American heartland, a place where the past is not forgotten but lives on in the present.
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| Location | Dalton, Chariton County, Missouri |
| Coordinates | 39.397526°N, 92.989916°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 65246 |
| Area Code | 573 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Dalton, Missouri Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Dalton, 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 Dalton includes coordinates 39.397526°N, 92.989916°W, situated in Chariton County. ZIP code 65246. 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.
