Hannibal, Missouri Weather
Hannibal, Missouri — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Hannibal, Marion County.
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About Hannibal, Missouri
Hannibal rests on the western bluffs overlooking the Mississippi River, a place where the land rises in a series of wooded hills and ravines, a stark contrast to the broad, languid flow of the great waterway. It lies 15.9 miles south of Quincy, IL (from Quincy, IL: bearing 170°T), and is situated 8.8 miles north-north-east of New London. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries a peculiar sweetness, a blend of damp earth from the river bottom and the dry, sun-baked scent of the forested slopes. The houses, many of them Victorian relics with steep gables and wrap-around porches, seem to cling to the inclines, their paint peeling like old memories in the humid Missouri summers. Down by the river, the industrial hum of barges and the occasional screech of gulls underscore the town's enduring connection to the water, a constant, vital artery. This is a land etched by the passage of steamships and the ink of a particular literary giant, Mark Twain, whose boyhood indelibly shaped the character of Hannibal. The town’s economy, once robust with steamboat trade and quarrying the very limestone that forms its bluffs, now finds a different rhythm, leaning into its rich history as a tourist destination. The riverfront, a bustling promenade in its heyday, still echoes with the phantom calls of roustabouts and the distant whistle of a paddlewheeler. Every street corner seems to whisper tales of raftsmen and river rats, of a time when the Mississippi was the undisputed highway of America, and Hannibal, a vital nexus in that grand, watery network.
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| Location | Hannibal, Marion County, Missouri |
| Coordinates | 39.708379°N, 91.358482°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 63401 |
| Area Code | 314 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Hannibal, Missouri Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hannibal, 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 Hannibal includes coordinates 39.708379°N, 91.358482°W, situated in Marion County. ZIP code 63401. Telephone area code: 314. 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.
