Duke, Missouri — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Duke, Phelps County.
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Duke unfolds across a landscape of rolling hills, where the Ozark Plateau begins its gentle descent. It lies 63.9 miles south of Jefferson City, MO (from Jefferson City, MO: bearing 172°T), and is situated 9.5 miles east-south-east of Fort Leonard Wood. The air here carries the scent of damp earth and pine needles, a testament to the dense deciduous forests that cloak the terrain, broken only by the occasional clearing where fields of corn and soybeans stretch towards the horizon. Sunlight, when it breaks through the canopy, paints shifting patterns on the winding gravel roads that snake through the countryside, and the quietude is profound, punctuated only by the distant lowing of cattle or the call of a crow. The land itself feels ancient, worn smooth by millennia of wind and water, and the streams that thread through the valleys, often shallow and clear, glint like silver ribbons in the dappled light. The history of Duke is etched into the very character of its people, a lineage shaped by the land and its resources. Originally settled by hardy pioneers drawn to the promise of fertile soil and timber, the local economy, while now diversified, still retains echoes of its agricultural roots, with family farms dotting the landscape. For a time, the extraction of iron ore played a significant role, leaving behind a subtle, almost forgotten industrial past that now blends with the natural beauty. While no grand monuments stand as overt reminders, the resilience and independent spirit of Duke are palpable, a quiet strength born from generations who learned to live in harmony with the rhythms of the Ozarks.
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| Location | Duke, Phelps County, Missouri |
| Coordinates | 37.66032°N, 92.010715°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 65461 |
| Area Code | 573 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Duke, 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 Duke includes coordinates 37.660320°N, 92.010715°W, situated in Phelps County. ZIP code 65461. 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.