Gainesville, Missouri Weather
Gainesville, Missouri — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Gainesville, Ozark County.
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About Gainesville, Missouri
Gainesville rests in a hollow where the Ozark hills begin to soften their rugged edges, a place where the air itself seems to carry the scent of pine and damp earth. It lies 64.0 miles south-east of Springfield, MO (from Springfield, MO: bearing 131°T), and is situated 18.7 miles north of Mountain Home. The land here is a study in subtle slopes, a rolling terrain that invites the eye to wander over fields of green and patches of dense woodland, the trees a varied congregation of oak, hickory, and maple. The sky above Gainesville often holds a peculiar luminescence, especially as day begins to wane, bathing the landscape in a warm, honeyed light that seems to linger, as if reluctant to concede to the coming night. The Ozark National Scenic Riverways are not far, their cool, clear waters a constant, quiet presence that shapes the very character of this region, a reminder of the enduring power of nature. The history of Gainesville is as much a story of resilience as it is of settlement, a community that has long relied on the land and its modest resources. The economy, once tied more directly to timber and agriculture, now finds its pulse in the steady hum of small businesses and the quiet flow of tourism drawn to the natural beauty of the Ozarks. The old courthouse, a sturdy brick sentinel, still stands as a silent witness to generations of local life, its walls imbued with the quiet dignity of time. Gainesville possesses a distinct, unhurried rhythm, a place where the days unfold with a gentle cadence, and the echoes of past lives are woven into the very texture of the present.
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| Location | Gainesville, Ozark County, Missouri |
| Coordinates | 36.603118°N, 92.428217°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 65655 |
| Area Code | 417 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Gainesville, Missouri Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Gainesville, 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 Gainesville includes coordinates 36.603118°N, 92.428217°W, situated in Ozark County. ZIP code 65655. Telephone area code: 417. 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.
