Festus, Missouri Weather
Festus, Missouri — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Festus, Jefferson County.
Full aviation weather for Festus is published on the St Louis Downtown Airport (KCPS) page, 44 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. 4 airfields within reach of Festus 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 Festus: Spirit of St Louis Airport (KSUS) 54 km · Creve Coeur Airport (K1H0) 57 km · St. Louis Lambert International Airport (KSTL) 59 km
Conditions reported at KCPS describe the airfield itself. Weather 44 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Festus specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Festus, Missouri
Festus unfurls itself across a landscape of gentle hills and broad, open fields, the land here breathing with a quiet strength. It lies 17.9 miles south-south-west of Oakville, MO (from Oakville, MO: bearing 196°T), and is situated 4.3 miles south of Pevely. The air, especially in the late afternoon when the sun begins its descent, carries a scent of mown hay and the distant hum of cicadas, a sound that rises and falls like the breath of the earth. The terrain, a mosaic of green pastures and darker, cultivated patches, hints at the underlying limestone that shapes its contours, giving the very ground a solid, dependable feel. The sprawling sky above, a canvas of shifting blues and whites, seems to hold a boundless patience, reflecting the unhurried pace of life that characterizes Festus. This place carries the echoes of its past, a history woven into the fabric of its streets and the lives of its residents. Festus owes its beginnings to the fertile soil and the promise of agriculture, a legacy still visible in the surrounding farms and the occasional weathered barn standing sentinel against the horizon. Later, the rhythm of industry, particularly in quarrying and manufacturing, pulsed through its core, leaving behind a legacy of hard work and resilience that continues to define its character. The nearby Meramec River, a silver ribbon winding through the countryside, has long been a vital artery, shaping trade and providing a source of both sustenance and recreation for Festus and its people.
Live animated radar for Festus 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.
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| Location | Festus, Jefferson County, Missouri |
| Coordinates | 38.22061°N, 90.395954°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 63028 |
| Area Code | 314 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Festus, Missouri Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Festus, 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 Festus includes coordinates 38.220610°N, 90.395954°W, situated in Jefferson County. ZIP code 63028. Telephone area code: 314. 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.
