Frankclay, Missouri Weather
Frankclay, Missouri — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Frankclay, St. Francois County.
Full aviation weather for Frankclay is published on the Bonne Terre Municipal Airport (K1BT) page, 7 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 Frankclay 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 Frankclay: Bismarck Memorial Airport (KH57) 11 km · Washington County Airport (K8WC) 13 km · Farmington Regional Airport (KFAM) 20 km
Conditions reported at K1BT describe the airfield itself. Weather 7 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Frankclay specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Frankclay.
About Frankclay, Missouri
Frankclay rests in a hollow where the Ozark foothills begin to soften, the land rising in gentle, wooded swells that catch the afternoon sun like a scattered handful of amber. It lies 45.3 miles south-south-west of Oakville, MO (from Oakville, MO: bearing 202°T), and is situated 5.3 miles west of Park Hills. The air here, particularly after a summer rain, carries the damp, earthy scent of turned soil and the fainter, sweeter perfume of wild honeysuckle clinging to the fencerows. Small, sturdy homes, many painted in muted blues and greens, are scattered along the winding roads, their porches often adorned with pots of geraniums or the weathered patina of bird feeders. The surrounding landscape is a mosaic of mature oak and hickory forests, broken by fields of ripening corn or the occasional pasture where cattle graze, their distant lowing a soft counterpoint to the chirping of unseen insects. The story of Frankclay is etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring spirit of its people and the echoes of its past industries. For decades, the rhythm of life here was dictated by the rhythmic clang of pickaxes and the deep rumble of ore carts, as the rich mineral deposits of St. Francois County yielded their bounty. Though the mines have long since fallen silent, the legacy of that hard-won prosperity remains, a quiet pride in the resilience that built this place. Today, the local economy is a more varied affair, with small businesses serving the needs of the residents and the surrounding agricultural heartland. The gentle flow of nearby tributaries, their waters clear and cool, offers a quiet respite, a place where the past and present of Frankclay seem to merge under the vast Missouri sky.
Live animated radar for Frankclay 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 | Frankclay, St. Francois County, Missouri |
| Coordinates | 37.861717°N, 90.615127°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 63601 |
| Area Code | 816 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Frankclay, Missouri Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Frankclay, 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 Frankclay includes coordinates 37.861717°N, 90.615127°W, situated in St. Francois County. ZIP code 63601. 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.
