De Kalb, Missouri Weather
De Kalb, Missouri — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for De Kalb, Buchanan County.
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About De Kalb, Missouri
De Kalb lies where the broad, fertile plains of Northwest Missouri begin to soften into a gentler terrain. It lies 13.2 miles south-south-west of St. Joseph, MO (from St. Joseph, MO: bearing 198°T), and is situated 9.4 miles west-north-west of Dearborn. The land here, a rich, dark loam, rolls with a quiet, persistent grace, interrupted only by the occasional cluster of mature oak and hickory trees that stand like stoic sentinels against the vast canvas of the sky. In the late afternoon, the sun, low and honeyed, casts long, benevolent shadows that stretch and deepen, giving the fields a palpable texture, the very air seeming to hum with the stored warmth of the day. The character of De Kalb is that of resilience, a steadfastness born of the soil and the enduring spirit of those who have worked it. The history of De Kalb is inextricably linked to the agricultural bounty of Buchanan County, a legacy that continues to shape its local economy. For generations, the fertile ground has yielded abundant crops, the primary pulse of life here, with the scent of freshly tilled earth a constant, grounding perfume. While the days might seem unhurried to an outsider, there is a deep, abiding purpose to the rhythm of De Kalb, a connection to the cycles of planting and harvest that has sustained it. The community remembers a time when the railroad was a more dominant force, a vital artery connecting these farms to wider markets, and though its prominence has shifted, the memory of that era is woven into the very fabric of the place, a subtle undercurrent beneath the present-day quiet.
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| Location | De Kalb, Buchanan County, Missouri |
| Coordinates | 39.58694°N, 94.925243°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 64440 |
| Area Code | 816 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This De Kalb, Missouri Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for De Kalb, 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 De Kalb includes coordinates 39.586940°N, 94.925243°W, situated in Buchanan County. ZIP code 64440. 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. 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.
