Fortescue, Missouri Weather
Fortescue, Missouri — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Fortescue, Holt County.
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About Fortescue, Missouri
Fortescue rests in a landscape shaped by the gentle hand of the Missouri River. It lies 31.8 miles north-west of Saint Joseph, MO (from Saint Joseph, MO: bearing 308°T), and is situated 7.1 miles south-west of Mound City. The land here rolls with a soft, insistent rhythm, a verdant swell of cultivated fields that meet the wide, pale sky in an unbroken horizon. Great oaks, their limbs spread like ancient arms, stand sentinel at the edges of these fertile expanses, their leaves catching the sun in a thousand shifting shades of green. The air itself seems to possess a quiet weight, carrying the scent of damp earth and the distant, lowing calls of cattle. As dusk settles, the light takes on a honeyed quality, bathing the land in a warm, ephemeral glow that softens the sharp edges of the world. The history of Fortescue is deeply entwined with the rich soil and the flow of the great river that has both sustained and challenged its inhabitants. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of fertile farmland, established a community that has always held agriculture as its heart. The economy, though it has seen its share of shifts, continues to draw strength from the bounty of the surrounding countryside, with grain and livestock forming the bedrock of its prosperity. The very character of Fortescue is one of quiet perseverance, a testament to generations who have coaxed a living from this land, their lives measured by the turning of the seasons and the enduring presence of the Missouri.
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| Location | Fortescue, Holt County, Missouri |
| Coordinates | 40.05222°N, 95.318312°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 64437 |
| Area Code | 816 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Fortescue, Missouri Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Fortescue, 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 Fortescue includes coordinates 40.052220°N, 95.318312°W, situated in Holt County. ZIP code 64437. 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.
