Fortuna, Missouri Weather
Fortuna, Missouri — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Fortuna, Moniteau County.
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About Fortuna, Missouri
Fortuna rests within the rolling contours of Moniteau County, a quiet collection of buildings settled into the broad, generous sweep of the Missouri landscape. It lies 33.7 miles west of Jefferson City, MO (from Jefferson City, MO: bearing 269°T), and is situated 6.2 miles south of Tipton. The land here is softened by eons of gentle erosion, the hills not jagged peaks but rounded shoulders draped in a patchwork of cultivated fields and mature woodlands. Creeks, their banks often fringed with willow and sycamore, meander through the valleys, their water reflecting the wide Missouri sky, a sky that can shift from the crisp, bright blue of a summer afternoon to the bruised purples and fiery oranges of a coming storm. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries the scent of turned earth and the faint, sweet perfume of honeysuckle that climbs the fences and spills over forgotten stone walls. The history of Fortuna is entwined with the agricultural pulse of this region, its origins tied to the fertile bottomlands and the steady, determined spirit of those who first cleared the land. For generations, the economy here has been anchored by the bounty of the soil, with corn and soybeans dominating the expansive fields that stretch towards the horizon. While the larger arteries of commerce may lie elsewhere, Fortuna maintains a distinct character, a place where the pace of life still allows for a neighborly wave and the quiet hum of daily routines. The subtle beauty of this locality is in its enduring simplicity, its unpretentious hold on the land, and the enduring connection to the cycles of planting and harvest that have shaped its identity.
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| Location | Fortuna, Moniteau County, Missouri |
| Coordinates | 38.56669°N, 92.797972°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 65034, 65081 |
| Area Code | 573 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Fortuna, Missouri Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Fortuna, 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 Fortuna includes coordinates 38.566690°N, 92.797972°W, situated in Moniteau County. ZIP code 65034, 65081. 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.
