Forest City, Missouri Weather
Forest City, Missouri — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Forest City, Holt County.
Full aviation weather for Forest City is published on the Hiawatha Municipal Airport (K87) page, 31 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. 6 airfields within reach of Forest City 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 Forest City: Rosecrans Memorial Airport (KSTJ) 34 km · Brenner Field (KFNB) 36 km · Horton Municipal Airport (K91) 45 km · Northwest Missouri Regional Airport (KEVU) 47 km · Sabetha Municipal Airport (K83) 50 km
Conditions reported at K87 describe the airfield itself. Weather 31 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Forest City specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Forest City.
About Forest City, Missouri
Forest City, Missouri, unfolds across a landscape that has seen the slow, deliberate work of water and wind. It lies 23.5 miles north-west of Saint Joseph, MO (from Saint Joseph, MO: bearing 309°T), and is situated 9.4 miles north-north-east of Highland. The terrain here is a study in gentle transitions, where the broad, fertile Missouri River Valley begins its subtle rise into the rolling hills that characterize much of northern Missouri. Here, the land is not so much dramatically shaped as it is softly molded, giving way to fields of corn and soybeans that stretch out like rumpled velvet under the wide, indifferent sky. The air often carries the faint, sweet scent of ripening grain, a perfume that mingles with the damp earth after a rain. In the hushed hours of early morning, before the sun has fully asserted its dominion, a pearly mist can cling to the low-lying areas, lending a spectral beauty to the familiar contours of the countryside. The history of Forest City is bound to the land’s bounty and the ebb and flow of agricultural life. Its roots are in the pioneering spirit that sought to tame this rich soil, establishing a community that has always looked to the seasons for its livelihood. The local economy, like that of many places in Holt County, remains deeply entwined with farming, the steady rhythm of planting and harvest dictating the pulse of daily existence. While large-scale industry is absent, the town’s character is defined by the enduring presence of its agricultural heritage, a quiet testament to generations who have worked these fields. The distinctive charm of Forest City lies in its unpretentious nature, a place where the simple act of living is a more profound statement than any grand monument.
Live animated radar for Forest City 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 | Forest City, Holt County, Missouri |
| Coordinates | 39.982497°N, 95.19192°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 64451 |
| Area Code | 816 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Forest City, Missouri Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Forest City, 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 Forest City includes coordinates 39.982497°N, 95.191920°W, situated in Holt County. ZIP code 64451. 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.
