Foster, Missouri Weather
Foster, Missouri — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Foster, Bates County.
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About Foster, Missouri
Foster is a place where the land itself seems to sigh, a gentle exhale of prairie rolling into the horizon. It lies 44.6 miles south of Belton, MO (from Belton, MO: bearing 178°T), and is situated 9.3 miles west-north-west of Rich Hill. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries the dry, sweet scent of harvested corn stalks and sun-baked earth, a perfume woven from the very essence of the Missouri countryside. Fields stretch out like rumpled green blankets, stitched with the darker lines of fence rows and dotted with the stoic silhouettes of oak trees, their branches spread wide as if in welcome. The sky above Foster often feels immense, a vast canvas where clouds drift like lazy ships, their shadows painting fleeting patterns on the undulating terrain, a constant reminder of the open, unhurried expanse that defines this corner of Bates County. The story of Foster is deeply entwined with the agricultural heart of this region, its economy historically rooted in the rich, dark soil that yields bountiful harvests of grain and livestock. The quiet hum of farming machinery, a familiar soundtrack to the seasons, speaks of generations who have worked this land, their lives shaped by the rhythms of planting and reaping. While industry has largely bypassed this quiet settlement, its enduring character lies in its steadfast connection to the earth and the simple, honest labor it demands. A sense of continuity pervades Foster, a feeling that the past is not so much buried as it is present in the very way the land is tended and the unhurried pace of daily life.
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| Location | Foster, Bates County, Missouri |
| Coordinates | 38.166139°N, 94.507453°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 64745 |
| Area Code | 816 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Foster, Missouri Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Foster, 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 Foster includes coordinates 38.166139°N, 94.507453°W, situated in Bates County. ZIP code 64745. 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.
