Gideon, Missouri Weather
Gideon, Missouri — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Gideon, New Madrid County.
Full aviation weather for Gideon is published on the Gideon Memorial Airport (KM85) page, 2 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. 6 airfields within reach of Gideon 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 Gideon: Malden Regional Airport (KMAW) 18 km · County Memorial Airport (KEIW) 30 km · Dexter Municipal Airport (KDXE) 36 km · Caruthersville Memorial Airport (KM05) 38 km · Steele Municipal Airport (KM12) 40 km
Conditions reported at KM85 describe the airfield itself. Weather 2 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Gideon specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Gideon.
About Gideon, Missouri
Gideon sits on land that remembers the Mississippi's ancient meanderings, a low-lying expanse where the earth is a rich, dark loam, perpetually yielding. It lies 42.2 miles north-east of Paragould, AR (from Paragould, AR: bearing 50°T), and is situated 7.7 miles south-south-east of Malden. The sky here is a vast, unbroken canvas, often painted with bruised purples and fiery oranges at dusk, a spectacle that feels both intimate and immense. Fields of corn and soybeans stretch to the horizon, their ranks orderly and purposeful, broken only by the occasional cluster of homes or a solitary silo reaching towards the sun. The air, especially after a summer rain, carries the damp, fertile scent of the soil and the distant, sweet perfume of blooming cotton. Life in Gideon moves with a steady, unhurried grace, a reflection of the land’s own patient unfolding. This corner of New Madrid County carries the deep imprint of the Bootheel's agricultural heritage, a place where the rhythm of planting and harvest dictates the year. The economy is tied to the bounty of the soil, with generations of families working the land that once saw seismic shifts during the New Madrid earthquakes of 1811 and 1812, events that reshaped the very contours of the region. Though no grand monuments stand, the quiet resilience of the people and their connection to the earth are a testament to a history forged in both natural upheaval and agricultural perseverance. The St. Francis River, a serpentine waterway, winds its way through the broader landscape, a vital artery for the land and a quiet witness to the enduring spirit of Gideon.
Live animated radar for Gideon 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 | Gideon, New Madrid County, Missouri |
| Coordinates | 36.452006°N, 89.919256°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 63848 |
| Area Code | 816 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Gideon, Missouri Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Gideon, 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 Gideon includes coordinates 36.452006°N, 89.919256°W, situated in New Madrid County. ZIP code 63848. 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.
